He raised him self in a small house at the age of four his parents died a long time ago. They were equlists and he was treated badly by his neighbours and school mates he never truly had a real friend. When he realised he could bend he was so confused his parents weren't benders why was he? That is what he would ask himself every day. One day someone told him he was part of the avatar and he ran and hadn't been seen in that small earth bending town since.