When an animal finds itself backed into a corner, it tends to lash out. Humans also retaliate when they feel threatened, and this is a behavior Yang portrays quite often. Fierce, determined, and most importantly --looking out for numero uno. Life has it's up's and down's, and for this young girl, she has been feeling mother natures' wrath long enough to understand that sometimes bad things just happen; so you dust off your knee's and keep on going.
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Yang was born in Ba Sing Se. Her mom worked very hard to provide for the two of them, and Yang had to find other ways to fill her free time. It was only natural that she found herself in trouble, often getting caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. Be it from stress, illness, or strain on her body; --Yang's mother died when she was ten. Four years later she is on a one way ticket to the new Republic City.
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In her heart she means to attempt to stay away from disorder and unrest, but when the trouble finds her, its hard to run away from. With nothing more than the clothes on her back, and the small purse ant her hip, she steps of the boat with hopes of making it big in a city full of opportunity.

+EARTHBENDING - novice[break]

-a hair pin that belonged to her mother[break]