#may fuck around and post a ficlette later too

[whattheflameo]

Bumi

While not particularly unique, Bumi’s sword has seen a legendary amount of action.

[ID: two pencil sketches of a military-style sword. The first is a horizontal image of the sword in it’s entirety. The second shows vertical detailing of the hilt described below.]

Style: Kyū guntō Length: 32" Material (Blade): Steel Material (Hilt): Wood and gold Details (Hilt): A standard wood hilt with a leather grip, decorated with a wide gold handguard and a single gold decal above the grip. Sheath: Military hip, with silver locket and chape engraved with the air and water tribe symbols, respectively.

Details: Bumi’s sword is a reflection of the westernized modernization in the Legend of Korra, drawing from similar westernization of Japanese military swords post-WWI. Swords are given to most officers in the United Forces for a blend of both functional and ceremonial purposes. They are typically made in small, more individualized batches, and Bumi’s is no exception. Having been made in the relatively early days of the United Forces, it lacks some of the detailing or individuality characteristic of later officers’ swords, which suits Bumi just fine. Bumi’s sword has seen a legendary amount of action, his main weapon in light of being a non-bender. Though his personal sword is his preference, Bumi is a skilled master in nearly every sword form, drawing from all of his extended family.

When Bumi becomes an airbender, he is presented with the option of giving up his sword to follow the more ‘traditional’ air nomad beliefs upheld by his father. Though tempted by the fact that he feels as though he is ‘finally living up to his father’s legacy,’ Bumi chooses to keep the blade that has been through so much with him. He and Tenzin work together to come up with restructured sword customs for the New Air Nation, knowing that many new airbenders will also have swords they are hesitant to part with. As a sword-carrying airbender with strong water tribe roots and behaviors, Bumi often serves as a mediator between his younger siblings in their later years.