Spirit Oasis
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Northern Water Tribe; North Pole |
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Spirit World gateway |
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The Spirit Oasis is a verdant garden located in a cave in the Northern Water Tribe's capital city at the North Pole. Although the land outside is perpetually frozen, the Spirit Oasis itself is warm. According to DVD commentary for "Siege of the North", it is a place where the Spirit World overlaps with the mortal world.
[edit] Description
The Spirit Oasis is a secluded cove located behind the chief's temple at the base of a waterfall. This unusual place is a lush, warm, tropical oasis and the center of all spiritual activity in the entire North Pole. The tribe believes that the energy of the Moon and Ocean spirits keeps the oasis constantly warm and flourishing. There is a small pond and a spirit gate located on the grassy island. And during each full moon, the tribe makes an offering to the spirits as thanks for their protection by placing food and objects beneath the oasis gate.
There is a pond in the middle of the Spirit Oasis, in which two koi fish (one black and one white) swim around each other in a circular pattern. It is later revealed that these fish are Tui and La, the Moon and Ocean Spirits.
[edit] History
The Spirit Oasis first appeared in "The Siege of the North, Part 1", when Princess Yue brought Aang and Katara there in order to help Aang cross over into the Spirit World.
In Book 2, Pakku presents Katara with a vial of water from the Spirit Oasis, which is said to have "special properties". She keeps hold of the vial until the last episode of the season, "The Crossroads of Destiny", in which she uses the water in order to heal Aang after he had been fatally wounded by Azula's lightning.
In the interactive comic book Escape from the Spirit World, Avatar Kuruk planned to wed Ummi, a Southern Water tribe woman in the Oasis, but during the ceremony, she was pulled into the Spirit World by Koh, who wanted to punish Kuruk, and stole her face. Kuruk returned to the Oasis every year on the anniversary of the wedding, searching for Ummi.
