Kada Zaltana

Kada is a very level-headed man who keeps his cool even when under pressure. To some he comes off as serious and unfunny, but he actually has a very sharp tongue and a similarly prominent deadpan sense of humor. Thus, his humor tends to be on the dry or witty side, and Kada's swift thinking usually leaves him armed with a comeback for anything. Considering his feminine appearance, he is always armed with a sharp response for anyone who calls him a girl, or calls him gay, or whatever else have you.
As a spy and a detective, he is very keen and observant on details, both of people and of his surroundings. His eyes always dart around as he mentally takes in his surroundings, and he sometimes stares at people for too long. If it's a beautiful woman, he's not even apologetic about it. On the other hand, Kada is not very open about himself, not wanting too much of his identity to get out. He doesn't mind revealing himself as a detective, but when he's doing spying, he obviously doesn't want people learning or figuring out who he is.
Apart from his secrecy, however, Kada is resoundingly stubborn and straightforward, and will tell things exactly how he sees them. He is not a picky eater, but he is very vocal about how something tastes, given that he is quite skilled with food himself.

Kada is a skilled waterbender, both in combat and in healing, having been trained in these two arts since a young age. The fact that his parents were both waterbenders certainly also helped. He is fast and light on his feet, and because of his profession, he is also very skilled at disappearing when he needs to, and not being found. He is skilled at disguise, but more than that, he is skilled at blending in when he wishes to.
On the other hand, he has quite the noticeable life outside of his spying line of work. For one, he is rather attractive to the ladies, and sometimes he has had a floozy or two throw themselves at his feet. Not to say he isn't good in bed (in fact, rumors have it he is quite the opposite, being an incredible partner to bed), although it is much easier said than done for him to do it with just anyone.
Apart from waterbending, stealth, and combat, however, Kada is also an extremely talented cook who could make a masterpiece out of bread and water, so to speak. He is also a pretty decent businessman, running his own noodle shop in town. He has quite the reputation here given how amazing his cooking skills are, and so his business is booming.

Kada is a slender Water Tribe man with the usual features of northern waterbenders: blue eyes, dark brown hair, brown skin, and a fairly smooth complexion all around. He had very long, silky hair that he sometimes has in a ponytail or adorns with beads or clips or other tribal implements. He dresses in a variety of things, but usually they are in shades of blue or brown, unless he's trying to disappear completely, in the which case he dresses more in attire that would blend in with his environment.
Because of his healing skills and the time he spends grooming himself (but most notably, his long, silky hair), Kada has been confused for a woman before, and his name didn't help. However, he has a low, clearly masculine voice, and so speaking usually solves that question right quick, saving him the trouble of having to remove his shirt just to prove it (though no lady would complain).
Kada's long hair extends to his mid-back, and his lithe, toned frame was built for speed and stealth, which is part of his secret to success as a spy. He will sometimes tie it up when sparing or fighting or training, but otherwise he usually just lets it hang down. He is ultimately considered rather attractive however, and has been flirted with multiple times.
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Kada is one of those odd fellows that always has a story to tell. He was the son of two powerful northern waterbenders, learning healing from his mother and combat from his father, although in this day and age, both of them knew a bit of both healing and combat (simply that his father was the better fighter and his mother was the better healer). Similarly, the Zaltanas were all very staunch Water Tribe patriots.

He grew up happily in a fairly well-off family, although from a young age, he had always been interested in politics and intrigue, and he was always a fairly astute little businessman. Similarly, he had a fondness for food, and thus was fond of being in the kitchen alongside his mother, letting her show him how to cook this or that. This was a talent that would pay off in years to come.

Naturally, there has been a lot of intrigue within the Water Tribes over the last few years, especially since the rise and recognition of Zulera Joanna Tallarico as the new Avatar. she seemed to be the start of the north's troubles--or at least the chiefs. There were several of them that rose to power and were then assassinated. By this time, Kada was in his late teens, and had started doing undercover work in the meantime to try and learn who the culprit was. The current Chief of the Water Tribes (at the time) wound up commissioning the boy (and other spies) to try and figure out who was behind the assassinations.

Kada's journeys led him to none other than Avatar Zulera as the culprit. However, before he could return with these findings, the avatar had somehow beaten him back and the chief was already gone.
That very night, Kada found himself face to face with a glowing-eyed avatar, who simply whispered one powerful phrase to him.
"now that you know the truth... something must be done about it..."
He woke up in a pile of crates the next morning. On the other hand, he did have some "Fire Nation Gold" (an herb, if you would) in his pockets at the time, and so maybe that was what had happened? he wasn't sure. Perhaps the Avatar had just been a hallucination.

Whatever the case, his life as a detective didn't stop. It simply went underground as he took up a profession as a soup chef, opening a little shop in the Fire Nation known affectionately as "Dezna's". Dezna's did turn out to be a rather popular little place, and so while he caters to the nobility by cooking the greatest soup and noodles they could ever dream of tasting, his life as a spy has not fully given up on him just yet. Thus, Kada Zaltana is watching...
he is always watching...

...and also still getting into crazy hijinks and high-flying shenanigans. It seems no matter where Kada goes, something wild always happens. Either that, or he's smoking too much of that "Fire Nation Gold" again. Something like that anyways. Half the time, he's not even sure, but don't let that fool you. Kada's a cunning man and is willing to act like a fool if it gets him the information he wants.

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Kada Zaltana	It's Zul of course. You all know me. And is it just me, but does this character box look pretty kickass? Maybe it's just me. I dunno. Also, Kada looks like a sexy little mofo. At least to me...  but I apologize for nothing here. Take all you can, and give nothing back! :B
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I LOL'D at Dezna's. I definitely APPROVE

everything needs a little more Zulera approval to it. :B