Commas Sleeping in the Grass

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General stuff

1. Book 2 will take place 6 months after the end of Season 1
2. Pro-bending is back
3. Bringing in two writers from Avatar to work on Season 2, so Bryan can focus more on design and art. 

ARTWORK FROM BOOK 2!

• Opening of Book 2 in a festival in the sourthern water tribe, gentle snow falling, lanterns, circus games, A PAINTING OF A MUCH LARGER SOUTHERN WATER TRIBE!
• Southern Water Tribe has a beautiful banquet hall made of ice
• Great landscapes, storms, ominous rock formations
• “Mysterious location they’re journeying to in this storm, with cool spooky lighting”, harkens back to the glow Aang’s ice burg had
• Naga and Korra exploring the mysterious location
• Twisted roots coming out of ice walls
• Southern Air Temple all spruced up
• Vistas, base of the mountain around the temple, very gentle, “misty kind of Chinese mountains”
• Ancient air bender site
• SPIRIT WORLD!!!!
• Explore the spirits, background, creation of the Avatar

NEW COSTUMES!

• Korra is very similar, longer sleeves, very athletic, Mandarin a-symmetrical top, looks a little meaner
• Mako get’s a coat! Still has the scarf
• Bolin has an AWESOME green parka
• Asami takes over her fathers company, more business attire
• STILL A BADASS THOUGH, Goggles, and updated racing leathers
• Tenzin gets ANOTHER cloak
• BUMI BUMI BUMI HAS PINK EAR MUFFS, Kya will also appear, Bumi definitely has the same spirit as the old king. Bit of a pot belly since we last saw him
• KYA! No dreds, has a half moon necklace, bit of a hippy, FAVORITE SONG IS SECRET TUNNEL, has a special bond with Jinora
• The Avatar parents get an update, going to see more of Korra’s parents this season, Korra’s dad was thought of initially to be like a line backer physically
• Flashback to Tonraq in his early 20’s, shirtless
• Tonraq’s brother, Unarok will be appearing! Very posh, to bring up the relationship between the north and south tribes
• His children, twins, kind of creepy, slouched shoulders
• Verick (new character), Howard Hughes, little bit of a playboy guy, Captain of Industry, more humorous, great rapport with Bolin, VERY BRIGHT PURPLE CLOAK, Southern Water Tribe descent
• Spirits! shadowy creature? Can’t even describe!

Animation: Fancied up storyboard

• Probending! Fire Ferrets agains the Rihno Lions, Bolin giving pep talk…to TWO ENTIRELY NEW PLAYERS. Go down as the fastest knockout in probending history XD
• Mako is on a fancy bike, chasing…waterbenders. 
• Intense chase scene, and he takes down the truck! “Looks like you had some car trouble, good thing the police are here.”
• Mako becomes a cop in Book 2. And is ready to sling some great zingers. 
• Amazing motorcycle chase scene b/w Korra & Mako vs. robbers. Great motorcycle driving effects.

• ASAMI FLYING A PLANE, Nearly bankrupt because of her father’s reputation, sounds confident, but sercretly worried
• Pema being heckled by her three eldest and Korra riding around on air scooters, Korra goes into the Avatar state to win the race, Tenzin overhears, and scolds her
• Naga barking, weird shadow spirit appears in the distance, attacks Korra, pins her down….fade out
• Korra goes Avatar state to fight the creature, into the festival

In Summary:

• The book is called: “Spirits”
• It takes place 6 months later
• The opening scene of Book 2 is at the Southern Water tribe at a festival.  There is a cool banquet hall made of ice.  They go on a crazy journey through ANOTHER water tribe and it is a bit dark and scary….with balls of eerie glowing ice
• Korra will go into the spirit world and the season will explore the history of the spirit world (in two very special episodes) and Avatar world
• We will visit the Southern Air Temple and more ancient airbender sites.
• Korra has a badass uncle named Unarock, who is the head of the Northern Water Tribe and is very spiritual
• He has twins. One boy one girl, they are similarly designed, the voices have been cast (but we can’t be told).
• Asami takes over Future Industries
• Mako becomes a cop
• Pro-Bending returns! Fire Ferrets vs. Rhino Lions in an animatics preview. But Mako & Korra aren’t on the team
• Korra airball races Jinora & uses Avatar state to beat her! Tenzin’s pissed.
• Amazing motorcycle chase scene b/w Korra & Mako vs. robbers. Great motorcycle driving effects.
• Kya and Bumi will be in Book 2 as well. Kya is a waterbender with a close relationship with Senna, Korra’s mother.
• Bumi wears Pink earmuffs
• Verick is a new character, from the Southern Water Tribe. He is a playboy and friends with Bolin.
• A very cool spirit creature with glowing eyes, walks on two legs, with a tail, and branch like appendages.
• Korra’s look is very similar, longer sleeves, very athletic, Mandarin a-symmetrical top, looks a little meaner
• Mako get’s a coat! Still has the scarf
• Bolin has an AWESOME green parka
• Bolin is basically looking for his path in life

(via biophiloi)