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Appearance:
Reference, the girl on the left, but she is way too tall in that picture, she's like 6 feet there... and that is probably like four or five years older than she is now, but it's the closest I've got.
Age: 18
Height: 5"4-5"5, leaning towards the 5"5
Weight: She's got a lot of muscle and is very slender, so about 130
Tattoo: On the back of her neck, underneath her hair, there is a small bar code tattoo, souvenir from her time in Luceti

Clothes:
Whenever possible, Katara likes to wear clothes that most resemble her traditional tribal attire, a blue tunic followed covering loose blue trousers, and arm guards, though she no longer feels the need to wear the fingerless gloves every day, she does in cooler weather. She won't wear things that expose her legs, or pants by themselves - pants are always covered with something, a shorter skirt, the tunic, ect.

Shoes:
In the summer, sandals with "anklets" that double as shin guards, in the winter, and fall, sturdy moccasins made of leather unlike any on earth, and tribal shin guards. She never wears heels.

Hair style:
Katara's hair is dark brown, naturally wavey and loose, with two 'hair loopies' that come from the part in the middle of her face and draw around to a small bun in the back. The blue beads, notably, are from a type of rock that is also not on earth.

Personal hygiene:
Katara showers every day after her bending practice. In the morning, she just washes her face and brushes her teeth. She now uses modern shampoos and conditioners, and I think she likes the green apple scented ones.

Hands:
Long-fingered and graceful, Katara's hands bear the marks of someone who has worked, and worked hard, for eight of her eighteen years. All the antiquated tasks of a Native American or Inuit woman? She's done them - tanning, net-mending, laundry by hand, skinning, tent-making, ect. That was her life until she was fourteen. More recently, for about a three and a half years she's taken up lessons with a bo staff, and her hands will bear those marks as well as callouses from learning to play the koto. There's a small scar on her left thumb that she got with a hunting knife when she was a child, again - that knife was not forged from earthly metal.
Despite this, she takes very good care of her hands. It's noted even in canon that she uses a moisturizer on them. Her nails are kept short, round, and clean. She doesn't use polish.

Accessories: (to be edited for what makes it into the fleet)
- Her mother's necklace
--- She touches it when she's missing her mother, uncertain, or looking for strength
- The knife Sokka made her
--- This is worn on her belt every day. It's worth noting that the leather sheath is from an earth animal and although it appears that the knife's pommel (engraved on the tilt with the Water Tribe symbol) is well-worn, the leather sheath has seen comparatively little use.
- Glass bracelet, filled with water, adjusted to fit high on her upper left arm
- Waterskin. She has several, of two styles. One hangs from her belt, the other wraps around her back and fits between her wings like a one-strap backpack. Notably, again, the leather is not made from any earthly leather. These waterskins are all tigerseal.
- Less obviously, around her neck is an apparently nearly invisible cord that holds a vial from the North Pole containing water from the Spirit Oasis. She keeps this vial tucked away under her tunic at all times.
- And I almost forgot: She has her ears pierced now! Nami did them for her, and she usually wears the earrings that they were pierced with: tiny silver birds.

Make-up:
She moisturizes! But the only chance you'll ever see her wearing make-up is if she's coming back from a Girl's Day Out or on the rare event she ever actually goes on a date. Then maybe it's lip gloss and eye shadow (if she gets someone to do that for her) and mascara, but the most she really knows how to do on her own is lip gloss.

Posture:
Her shoulders round slightly when she's casual, and again, she was used to significant labor for most of her life, and the waterskin on her back ain't light, so she has a slight slump, but her head is usually held straight and she will make every effort to look someone in the eye when talking to them. When threatened, however, or even when indignant, that changes. When indignant, her posture becomes downright imperial, and when threatened, she lapses into her bending forms, which are pure grace and dangerous efficiency. Often in a conversation when she feels action may be necessary, she will shift her weight to arrive at a seemingly casual 'set' position.

Mannerisms:
Katara crosses her arms when angry or lecturing and has the aforementioned 'touch of mother's necklace' tell. When weary, she has a habit of resting her elbows on her knees and leaning forward. When extremely uncertain or embarrassed, she'll smooth down a strand of hair.

Perfume/cologne/scent:
Shampoo, soap, leather, water, powder deoderent, and depending on the time of day and the activity - sweat.

Health:
- Very good health, however her diet up until 14 consisted mainly of meat, milk, and sea prunes. Luceti has introduced her to soda and she has one or two of those every day now.

Skin/tan:
- Her skin is unfairly clear and healthy, and most clearly resembling an Inuit in complexion. She does tan, but it's not because she lays out in the sun. It's a worker's tan, or more recently, a surfer's tan.

Handedness:
- Right-handed

Habits:
- She will practice bending for at least two hours a day, every day

Hobbies/Profession:
- Katara is a waterbender. This is her primary identification and how she sees herself. She is also a healer, originally with waterbending, and now with Nala
- She is an amateur botanist, being taught the useful and harmful qualities of plants by Ginko, and she keeps a garden that the two of them started together next to her house
- Brook taught her how to play the koto, and she plays it well, and privately, and usually only in the evenings
- She is well on her way to being an very well-rounded doctor. She's had training in medicine and making medicine from Chopper for months, and when he left, Law took over and began training her in the art of surgery (not to mention she helps a woman give birth without panicking once in Season 2 of the show)
--- She has assisted in live surgery, but never operated independently

Random Info:
...yeah, I think that covers it - oh!
It should be noted that Katara grew up in a tribal culture, and family was the center of their culture and the whole tribe was just extended family. Also of note - war was very much a part of her daily existence. It effected everything. Her eyes can get very old, sometimes.
Also, she's had a lot of responsibility from a very young age and feels compelled to Take Care Of everyone that she cares for - and pretty much anyone who needs help.