The Fire Administration

One of the most unified guilds in Ba Sing Sa the Fire Administration and its members work diligently toward restoring the Fire Nation to it's former greatness. The same patriotic spirit that motivated the people of the Fire Nation for centuries is what binds the members of this guild together. Their economy is the strongest of all the traditional guilds despite the Earth Regency having almost twice the amount of property and members. This is due to the Regency's tendency to compete with itself and it's fluctuating power. Everyone in the Fire Administration has their own goals and dreams but when the guild master calls for them to stand together and burn as one they always heed the call.

=Membership and Daily Life= All citizens of the Fire Nation, its colonies, or the United Republic are allowed entrance into the guild. Fire benders, no matter where they hale from are granted membership in this guild. Other benders are rarely allowed in unless they have a provable direct linage to the Fire Nation and do not practice their bending on guild ground. They do not hate or dislike people of other bending disciplines but it was decided by the first guild master that the guild's purpose is to spread the culture of the Fire Nation and fire bending is their most important cultural symbol. So having other benders training under the same roof is counter productive and would dilute the culture. Despite this anyone may use the public facilities of the guild such as the Fire Lord Zuko Memorial Library which is always open to the people of Ba Sing Sa for free and is an excellent place to learn not only about the Fire Nation but a plethora of other subjects. The Fire Nation Culture Academy will often hold free classes that anyone can attend. The classes at the Wang Fire Wing of the Arts are the most popular. All members take their training extremely seriously and lessons are taught with rigid discipline. All training takes place from sunrise to noon. Non benders have lots of opportunity in this guild as the Fire nation has always strived to bring out the best in all of its citizens. Non benders can become skilled in a multitude of Fire nation weapons the most famous being the Jian and the bow. The Piando school of swordsmanship teaches several sword styles including dual dao and Piando's legendary Jian style, Lotus Ken. The same style used by the hero Sokka during the end of the hundred year war. It is also possible to become a Yu Yan archer the greatest marksmen in the world, however this takes years of training and incredible discipline. These secret weapon styles have recently started being taught at the Elementless League the guild for non benders. The Administration has demanded that their guild master Shin Sato stop teaching these skills but he has refused saying that they were taught to his guild by their founder Sokka of the Southern Water Tribe. Tension between the two guilds in steadily increasing.

=Guild Hall: Ember Watch and the Fire Nation Culture Academy.= Ember Watch is the main guild hall where the Fire Lord and her Sages reside. This is where they meet and govern the guild, it is also where the temple is and the main Fire Bending and Lotus Ken dojos are. To the common person however the Fire Nation Culture academy is the true heart of the guild. It is where the members spend most of their time learning, socializing or practicing bending. The Academy is split into four parts each named after an influential member of the Fire Nation. The sectors are The Fire Lord Zuko Memorial Library, The Avatar Roku Gymnasium for Martial Culture, The General Iroh Hall of Spiritual and Mental Betterment and The Wang Fire Wing of the Arts. The Last one was generously donated by Fire Nation philanthropist, philosopher and classy gentleman Wang Fire who towards the end off his life donated much of his fortune to not only the Culture Academy, but to the facilities of the Non Benders guild as well. Both guilds respect him for his patronage and his interesting works of philosophy and art.

=Guild Master: Fire Lord, Illia= The last surviving heir to Fire Lord Iroh II she has been leading her people since her father's death twenty years ago by the hands of Enoh's father Rei. One of the older guild masters in Ba Sing Sa Illia is around sixty though her official age has recently disappeared from the guild's record archive. She leads her guild with a stern but not unkind hand. Maintaining an outward appearance of seriousness and strictness she is a decisive leader that holds no mercy towards those who cross her guild. However when not in public Illia often acts in a more relaxed manner and studies and trains in the same facilities as her guild members. She has a great passion for knowledge and believes that everyone has the right to learn which is why she opened her guilds educational facilities to the public and has lowered the requirements to joining the guild so that more may join. Her dream like that of the other traditional guild masters is to return to her homeland and the people that she left behind. Her guild's biggest enemy are the Sons of Ozai a radical cult that worships the late Fire Lord Ozai and his ideals of Fire Nation supremacy. They represent the Fire Nations darkest moments and are the epitome of everything she has worked her whole life to stop. Also recently Shin Sato has stolen the weapon fighting styles of her guild and is teaching them without her consent. She does not mind that another guild is teaching a part of Fire Nation martial culture but the fact that he has not asked her permission and has rudely refused an audience with her to discuss this matter has crossed the line. Her Fire Bending is masterful, the only one in the guild who is directly superior to her is Hiru her Guild Champion.

=Guild Champion: Hiru the Fire Sage= One of the five Fire Sages that serve as advisers and spiritual guides for Illia and the people of the Fire Regency. Hiru though only forty two is the most powerful and respected of the sages and as such was named guild champions. Though a wise and kind man he is very restrictive on who he teaches fire bending too. He is also very solitary often meditating in the temple at the center of Ember Watch. He says that when in deep meditation the spirits show him the future of the people of the Fire Nation returning to their home land and being whole once more. Hiru is the strongest Fire Bender in the entire guild and though he rarely engages in combat when he does his foes are blown away to ashes.