age: 15 (born 9765 bg)

pronouns: she/her

ethnicity/nationality: air nomads

name meaning: 'poem' (sanskirt)

element: avatar (air)

alignment: chaotic good

relatives: Dinesh (father), Sabriti (mother, deceased), Samir (older brother), Advika (sister-in-law), Rita (niece)

Kavya is the protagonist of the 2nd Wind. She is a plucky and independent protagonist, with a strong drive to do good in the world. She seeks change for the better, and believes that progress is the key to solving conflict. She does not agree with the pacifisitc, detached ideals of her culture, and instead believes that action must be taken to inspire change. Kavya is very impatient, and struggles with earthbending.

age: 16 (born 9766 bg)

pronouns: she/her

ethnicity/nationality: sun warriors

name meaning: 'firstborn daughter' (nahuatl)

element: firebender

alignment: lawful good

relatives: Axolin (father), Necahual (mother), Huitzetecol (younger brother, deceased), Zolin (maternal uncle, deceased), Tlacoton (maternal aunt, deceased), Xochitl (cousin)

Tēyacapan is the firebending member of Kavya's team Avatar. She hails from the emerging sun warrior civilion in the Fire Isles. Tēyacapan is a very skilled firebender and is a high ranking soldier in the Sun Warrior army, of which her mother is an officer. Tēyacapan's younger brother was killed by invading earthbenders when she was very young, and Tēyacapan holds a grudge against earthbenders since. She is on a quest to find and take revenge on those who wronged her family. Tēyacapan is very hot-headed and can often be overbearing and will often turn to violence before peace. She is Kavya's primary love interest.

age: 17 (born 9767 bg)

pronouns: he/him

ethnicity/nationality: mountain nomads

name meaning: 'sun hero' (mongolian)

element: nonbender

alignment: neutral good

relatives: Dulguun (maternal grandfather, deceased), altansarai (mother, deceased), bilguun (father, deceased)

Naranbaatar is the nonbending member of Kavya's team Avatar. He has skill in archery, hunting, and survival skills. Naran hails from the nomadic culture in the north-western earthen lands. He is the bearer of a hereditary curse that is consuming his flesh, and led the people of his clan to oust him from the community. Naran can be untrusting and reclusive, but does his best to help the group despite his curse. He is Jarrah's boyfriend.

age: 17 (born 9767 bg)

pronouns: he/him

ethnicity/nationality: si wong tribes

name meaning: 'god gives sweetness' (arabic)

element: earthbender

alignment: chaotic neutral

relatives: Issam Al-Mutari (father), Kheria Salama (mother), Rafik Al-Mutari (older brother, deceased), Shaimaa Khaled (sister-in-law), Hamada Al-Mutari (nephew)

Jarrah is the earthbending member of Kavya's team Avatar. He is a sandbender hailing from the nomadic tribes of the Si Wong Desert. Jarrah is a prince of the Mutari tribe, though he is in an inheritance battle with his eight-year-old nephew. Jarrah is frustrated with his father's expectations of him, and longs for true freedom and control over his life. He has a passion for art and architecture, and does not like fighting or travelling. Jarrah is Naran's boyfriend.

age: 15 (born 9765 bg)

pronouns: they/them

ethnicity/nationality: coral voyagers

name meaning: 'heavenly child' (hawaiian)

element: waterbender

alignment: chaotic good

relatives: Agelo (mother), Enele (father, deceased), Peleki (stepfather), Olioli (older brother), Hine (sister-in-law), Mahana (niece), Nuanua (older sister), Sina (older sister), Sione (younger half-sister), Taeao (younger half-brother)

Kamalani is the waterbending member of Kavya's team Avatar. They have skill in healing and spritual connection, and hail from the sea-voyaging peoples of the coral isles and greater ocean. At a younge age, Kamalani was discovered to be an important waterbender and was taken to the Coral Voyager capitol to train as a shaman. They care deeply for their family, but do not see them often. They don't like their stepdad, but they were very close with their father before his passing. Kamalani does not like sudden change or unexpected twists, and is very set on becoming the shaman they are training to be.

age: 14 (born 9764 bg)

pronouns: he/him

ethnicity/nationality: polar clans

name meaning: 'artic hare' (inuit)

element: firebender

alignment: neutral good

relatives: Wan (paternal grandfather, deceased), Pana (father), Silana (mother)

Ukalik is the second firebending member of Kavya's team Avatar. He is the grandson of Avatar Wan, and hails from the artic-dwelling polar clans that live in the far nort. Ukalik struggles with a sense of identity as he contends with his grandfather's legacy, his father's expectations, and fire powers he doesn't know how to use. Ukalik is shy and anxious, and does not yet know his place in the world.

age: 18 (born 9768 bg)

pronouns: she/her

ethnicity/nationality: sun warriors

name meaning: 'flower' (nahuatl)

element: firebender

alignment: chaotic evil

relatives: Zolin (father, deceased), Tlacoton (mother, deceased), Axolin (paternal uncle), Necahual (paternal aunt, Tēyacapan (cousin), Huitzetecol (younger brother, deceased)

Xochitl is the cousin of Tēyacapan and the primary antagonist of 2nd Wind. She is a priestess in the Sun Warrior religious authority, and was blessed with prophetic vision. Xochitl is ruthless in her pursuit of a perfect future and will do anything to prevent the collapse of her nation and culture. Her visions negatively affect her mental health. She is a parallel to Kavya and a narrative foil to Naran.

age: 17 (born 9767 bg)

pronouns: she/her

ethnicity/nationality: mountain empire

name meaning: 'awake' (chinese)

element: nonbender

alignment: true neutral

relatives: Zhang Guozhi (father), Zhang Lan (mother, deceased)

Wumei is an antihero in Second Wind. She is the princess of the Mountain Empire and is betrothed to Jarrah. She is not happy with her situation and is doing everything she can to escape it. While she doesn't like Jarrah, she respects that they're both in the same bad situation.

age: 24 (born 9774 bg)

pronouns: she/they

ethnicity/nationality: pirates

name meaning: 'life' (islamic)

element: waterbender

alignment: true neutral

Aisyah was a planned antagonist for 2nd Wind. I cannot find a ton of information about her, or many plans where she was involved, but she was a pirate queen, which makes her cool enough for this list. She was also a planned foil to Kamalai