Doing a quick little character summary......the names are kinda nonsensical, but they are all real names, so...ehehe........don't ask DX At first I was trying to use culturally appropriate names that kinda resembled the real person's name, but I kinda gave that up after the first three XD
Laura (Lien-Lotus), Monica (Mo Li-Jasmine), and Johnny (Jin-Gold) all come from Ine (rice plant) Village. It's a small Earth Kingdom village of rice farmers that have a mix of water and earthbenders. The waterbenders originate from the same tribe that lives in the swamp areas of the Earth Kingdom. Lien is a waterbender that specializes in caring for plants and wants to use her knowledge to open an herb and flower shop someday. Mo Li is an earthbender that is wonderful with animals and who wants to travel to Republic City to become an animal doctor. Jin is an accomplished earthbender who wants to learn metalbending and work on Satomobiles.
Suzy (Kyona-ravine and red apple) and Jennifer (Akari-light, brightness) are students at a firebending academy that deploys accomplished fighters around the world to keep the peace. Kyona and Akari become rivals while dueling and are later sent together to Republic City for on-the-job training. They work with Republic City police in hunting down criminals. Although they are rivals when it comes to firebending, they actually have a strong friendship. Kyona secretly wants to start a probending team and she is constantly searching for an earthbender and a waterbender to join her team. Akari has been working on her lightening skills all her life and wants to become the most proficient lightening bender the world has ever seen.
Nichole (Masina-moon) is a waterbender from the Northern Water Tribe. She is fed up with the old-fashioned way female waterbenders are viewed. Although they are not confined only to healing anymore, it is still more difficult for a female waterbender to get a master than a male. She wants to go to Republic city to escape both her father's strict rules as well as find a more open-minded waterbending master.