| abstract | - The Fire Nation used these birds extensively in the Hundred Year War to effectively communicate from the battlefield to the mainland. A messenger hawk delivered a message to Commander Zhao while he was residing at Pohuai Stronghold, informing him that he had been promoted to admiral. Fire Nation naval officers sent a messenger hawk to the mainland in order to explain that the Water Tribe fleet for which they had been searching was destroyed. The message the bird transmitted turned out to be false, however, when the warriors of the fleet revealed themselves to be alive. Two Fire Nation guards sent a black-ribboned message on a hawk to the Fire Lord after they discovered the Avatar, who was at that time believed to be dead, at the secluded hot springs. The hawk was later captured by Combustion Man's raven eagle. Sokka purchased a messenger hawk, which he subsequently named Hawky, after he, Toph, and Aang won a large amount of money scamming through the use of rigged betting games. Hawky was sent to deliver a message to Toph's mother and father. After the Hundred Year War, the usage of the messenger hawk spread to the other nations. Yee-Li, an Earth Kingdom resident, sent a hawk to contact the members of the Official Avatar Aang Fan Club in Yu Dao.
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