Avatar 2

The Na'vi funeral among the Metkayina ("Way of Water") reef dwellers is a deeply emotional ritual of returning energy to Eywa, inextricably linked to the ocean. The reef Na'vi themselves call it a water burial.

The process of saying goodbye looks like this:
• Preparation of the body: The family washes the deceased, places them in the fetal position, wraps them in a large mangrove leaf, and decorates them with bioluminescent flowers. Family members and leaders apply ritual burial paint and wear special mourning clothes.
• Clan Farewell: The entire clan gathers in the shallow waters near the sacred Spirit Tree in Ancestral Bay. The Tsahik (spiritual leader) leads the ritual, and the clan sings mournful songs, swaying to the rhythm of the waves.
• Abyssal Burial: Family members swim into the deep, taking the body with them underwater. At the bottom of Ancestral Bay, they carefully lower the deceased into the glowing tentacles of giant zoanthids (live sea anemones), which gently accept the body.
• Ritual Philosophy: The Na'vi believe that "all energy is borrowed and must one day be repaid." The anemones consume the flesh, returning the energy to Eywa, and the soul of the deceased is forever reunited with the Great Mother and the ancestors.

The phrase "I see you" (in Na'vi - "Oel ngati kameie") means a deep spiritual recognition, acceptance and understanding of the personality of another person through and through, and not just a physical glance. The main meanings of the phrase
Acknowledgment of existence: This is more than just a formal greeting ("hello").

The phrase says: “I see that you exist, you are important to me and you occupy a place in this world.”

Seeing with the Heart: The Na'vi mean that they do not look with their eyes, but look into the very essence of a person - into their soul, thoughts, virtues and inner world.

Trust and Responsibility: When someone truly "sees" you, a connection is formed between you. This is a sign of absolute trust, a willingness to accept you with all your uniqueness, and even to take moral responsibility for this connection.

Metkayin houses resemble large open huts built from natural materials.

Marui are the wicker huts and dwellings of the Na'vi reef clans on the planet Pandora. They are made of durable, flexible fabric stretched over a wooden frame.

🚪 There are no doors in the traditional human sense. The entrance is usually an open doorway, sometimes covered with a light curtain or hanging wicker or plant elements.
That is, Metkayin’s house is rather half-open, so that the sea breeze can pass freely inside.

Tsakheilu is a connection.

The essence of the connection:
Nerve contact: This is accomplished through special nerve endings at the ends of hair ("kuru woven into a braid"), which connect with the nerves of animals, trees, or other Na'vi.
Thought Exchange: Allows the transmission of feelings, memories and images at a subconscious level.
Animal Mastery: Helps the Na'vi mount and understand mountain ikorans or direwolves.

Tsaheilu between the Na'vi.
Marital Bond: Between two Na'vi, this bond marks a deep, lifelong union. Emotional Bond: This does not replace physical intimacy, but rather complements it, allowing partners to literally see into each other's souls.
Inviolability: The tsakheilu bond between a couple lasts for life and cannot be broken.

When the Na'vi wish to pray or visit the dead, they connect their kuru to the branches of the Spirit Tree.

All members of Sally's family stick together.

The network of islands where the reef clans (including Metkayin) live is called the East Sea Archipelago (some sources refer to it as the Pandora Archipelago or, unofficially, the "Thousand Island Archipelago").
Features of this territory
Scale: The archipelago consists of a huge number of small reef islands scattered across the tropical part of the Eastern Sea of ​​Pandora.
Neighbors: Other Na'vi reef clans also live on the islands of this archipelago. Protection: The islands are surrounded by natural breakwaters—reef terraces that hold back the turbulent waves of the open ocean and create calm, safe lagoons.

1. The Tree of Souls of the Omaticaya Clan (Vitraya Ramunong)
   Location: Situated on land, in the very centre of a giant crater (caldera), surrounded by magnetic rocks that protect it from heavy human equipment.
   Appearance: Visually resembles a colossal weeping willow. Its branches are covered with thousands of thin, long, glowing purple-white tendrils.
   Traits: The tree's roots extend deep into the earth's surface and glow from within, forming a complex web connected to the entire forest biosphere. When the clan prays at the tree, they sit on these roots and connect their braids (kuru) to its branches.

2. Spirit Tree of the Metkaina Clan (Ayraut Sirenat)
   Location: Located entirely underwater, in the secluded and sacred Bay of the Ancestors, protected by a ring of reefs.
   Appearance: It resembles an incredible, fantastical plant, resembling a glowing neon-blue coral or an underwater willow. Instead of leaves, it has translucent threads swaying in the water, resembling jellyfish tentacles, emitting a soft azure light.
   Traits: The tree is capable of generating and retaining pure oxygen around its branches. This allows the Na'vi and intelligent Tulkunu whales to breathe directly underwater during long spiritual trances. The Tulkunu also consider this place sacred and come here every year to spiritually connect their newborn cubs with Eywa.

Atokirina (forest spirits) are flying seeds of the sacred Tree of Souls, which the Na'vi consider pure spirits and messengers of Eywa.
Appearance and essence
What they look like: They resemble a cross between a dandelion fluff and a glowing jellyfish; they float gracefully in the thick air of Pandora.
Glow: Emits a soft, pulsating white-violet or azure light.
Sign of Destiny: Considered sacred. When they boarded Jake Sully en masse, Neytiri realized Eywa had chosen him and spared his life. Burial: The Na'vi plant Atokirin on the graves of the departed so that their energy and memories can be returned to the planet's shared neural network.

How Hunting Works (Step-by-Step Process)
The hunt is a carefully planned military operation using aircraft, naval forces, and underwater robots. Search for a vulnerable target: Drones and helicopters search for herds of tulkunas. Mothers with young are a particular target, as they cannot swim quickly and do not abandon their young. One of these females is shot with a signal harpoon-beacon. Surface drive: A giant flagship ekranoplan, the Sea Dragon, arrives at the target and deploys speedboats. They drop acoustic depth charges and use sonic cannons. The tulkunas become disoriented underwater and are forced to surface. Immobilization: Mako underwater vehicles and Crab robotic suits fire harpoons with air buoys (floats) at the tulkunas' fins. By inflating themselves, they prevent the creature from escaping into the depths. Final Strike: When the tulkun is exhausted, the Matador launches a heavy harpoon with an explosive tip into its unprotected belly, killing the animal from the inside. Resource Collection: The carcass is secured to the side of the ship, a massive drill drills into the skull, and scientists extract the amrita with a syringe, after which the dead animal is discarded. The hunt is complicated by the tulkun's adherence to the "Way of the Tulkun"—an ancient code of absolute pacifism. Even with their immense strength, they fundamentally refuse to fight back or kill humans, making them easy prey until the exiled tulkun Payakan and the Na'vi intervene.

Humans kill tulkuns for amrita, a unique, glowing golden liquid produced by glands at the base of these creatures' brains. Aging arrest: Amrita has the ability to completely halt human aging. It makes the richest people on Earth immortal, making it colossal in demand. Incredible value: Just one small flask of amrita costs $80 million. According to whalers, it is the most valuable material known to humanity, surpassing even the rare mineral anabtanium from the first film in profitability. Funding colonization: It is the sale of amrita to Earth that covers the RDA's colossal expenses for building new bases and waging war against the Na'vi. Humans, however, act barbarically: they take only the amrita, and simply sink the enormous tulkunn carcass into the ocean.

Heavy and armored vehicles:

Vehicles converted for total warfare. SA-2 Samson / AT-99 Scorpion Attack Helicopter: Rotorcraft armed with unguided rocket pods, heavy machine guns, and air-to-air missiles.
Heavy Tiltrotor Dragon (C-21 Dragon): Colonel Quaritch's flying fortress from the first film. Equipped with dozens of missile emplacements, turrets, and capable of carrying landing platforms.
SeaDragon: A massive ekranoplan from the second film, used to hunt tulkuns. Equipped with harpoon guns, mini-submarines, and sonic cannons to disorient the whales.

Manned combat suits (AMP-Suit):
Mitsubishi MK-6 series exoskeletons, which significantly increase the pilot's strength.
GAU-90 Machine Gun: A 30mm cannon held by the exoskeleton like a rifle. Capable of piercing even the thickest hide of Pandora's animals.
Flamethrowers: An attachment used to burn down jungles and Na'vi sacred sites.
Combat Knife: A huge metal blade over a meter long, mounted on an exoskeleton sheath. Heavy and armored

Infantry small arms:
Standard weaponry for RDA soldiers and mercenaries.
M69 AR "Avenger": A 6.2x35mm assault rifle. It features a built-in grenade launcher and an electronic round counter. It is the primary infantry weapon in the first film. M577 Bushmaster: A massive 20mm automatic carbine. Due to its monstrous recoil, it cannot be fired off-hand by humans—it is used only by AMP-Suit robots or Recoms (avatar soldiers) in the second film. WASP (SMG): A compact submachine gun carried by pilots and scientists for self-defense.

Humans (representatives of the Earthling race, or "Sky People" as the Na'vi call them) are depicted as a technologically advanced but ecologically devastated civilization. By 2154, Earth is exhausted, overpopulated, and experiencing a profound energy crisis, forcing humanity to colonize Pandora for resources.

Lyle Wainfleet is a ruthless mercenary for the RDA corporation. In the sequel, he returns not as a human, but as a Recom—a Na'vi special forces soldier uploaded into an artificial body under the command of the reborn Colonel Quaritch.

Wears full military gear and weapons, except for headgear.

The Hallelujah Mountains are giant rocky islands that float slowly above the tropical rainforests of Pandora. They are held aloft by deposits of the rare mineral unobtainium, which has powerful magnetic properties.
Floating in the Air: Huge boulders are covered in dense terrestrial vegetation and hanging vines, and waterfalls cascade from their edges, the water of which dissipates into mist before it reaches the ground.
Interaction with the elements: Rocks slowly rotate and collide with each other due to air currents, creating a dangerous but picturesque ecosystem.
Significance to the Na'vi: The locals call them the "Floating Mountains" (Ayram alusìng) and revere them as a sacred place where they fly on ikrans (mountain banshees).

The Hallelujah Mountains were transformed from a picturesque natural wonder into an impregnable military fortress and a strategic outpost of the Na'vi resistance. After the ruthless RDA corporation returned to Pandora, the forest clan of the Omaticaya was forced to abandon their familiar ground-level jungles and move their lives entirely into the depths of the floating rocks. (The Omaticaya clan now resides in these mountains.)

Merging with human technologies:
As the Omaticaya wage war alongside loyal human scientists, their homes have taken on the appearance of a "solarpunk guerrilla camp": Communication hubs in the middle of everyday life: Human cargo containers, mobile scientific modules, and avatar communication units stand right next to Na'vi campsites, fires, and animal skins. Crates instead of furniture: Military plastic RDA cases, ammo boxes, and captured equipment are used by the natives as coasters and interior elements.

The Hallelujah Mountains are accessible by air, so the Na'vi use their ikrans.

Max Patel:
In human form: A scientist of Indian descent with dark hair and a beard, who worked at the original Hell's Gate base and remained loyal to the scientific resistance. In the field, he wears ordinary human personnel clothing.
In the avatar's body: Max does not use his own Na'vi combat avatar on screen; he is fully occupied as a ground-based research scientist in the lab.
Location: Located at secret research bases and resistance laboratories on Pandora (in the Hallelujah Mountains).
How he helps: Provides technical and medical support for the avatar program, conducts analyses and scientific tests, while remaining a reliable informant and rear specialist for Jake's group.

Norm Spellman:
In human form: An ordinary Earth male scientist of European appearance, wears a short haircut and glasses, dressed in the standard field uniform of an RDA researcher.
In the avatar's body: A tall (about three meters), blue-skinned, muscular body of a representative of the Na'vi people with cat-like eyes, a tail, and a nervous braid (kuru) on his head, retaining the facial features of Norm himself.
Location: Based in the Pandora Jungle, moving between the Omaticaya clan's laboratories and mountain bases in the Hallelujah Mountains. How he helps: Actively supports Jake Sully, using his avatar body for Ikran field missions, participating in reconnaissance, scientific research, and medical examinations of Sully's children.

Jake Sully is reluctant to be called "Toruk Makto" as he came to the Reef Tribe to find utura (refuge) and keep his family safe, not to fight again.

All of Sally's children are half-breeds, as their father is not a full Na'vi.

Before leaving his home, Jake Sully gave up his title as chieftain of the Omaticaya clan to Tarsem.

Tarsem
Role in the clan: Official chieftain and successor to Jake Sully.

The Sally family flew on their ikrans to the reef clans, hoping to find utura. They flew for a long time across the ocean until they reached the Metkayina clan.

Eytukan
He was the chieftain of the Omaticaya forest clan on Pandora.

His wife was Mo'at, the spiritual leader and tsahik of the clan, and the mother of Neytiri.
He died during the destruction of the Home Tree by humans.

Before his death, he passed his bow to Neytiri, appointing her as the future leader.

Neytiri fights only with this bow.

Full-blooded Na'vi have four toes on each of their fingers and toes. Avatars and half-bloods have five toes. Jake Sully, Lo'ak, and Kiri each have five toes; Neteyam and Tuk have four toes, like their mother, Neytiri. ( {{user}} can choose.)

A communicator is a small communication device that allows you to quickly transmit voice messages.

A communicator is a compact, technologically advanced device, typically attached to the body or equipment. It functions like a radio, allowing one to communicate with other group members remotely. For humans and Avatars using human equipment, such devices are particularly useful during travel, reconnaissance, and dangerous situations.

Sally's family uses human technology much less after leaving the forest, as they try to live among the Na'vi and adapt to life on Pandora.

All members of Jake Sully's family have a communicator that looks like a strap around their neck (like a necklace).

The Na'vi have an unspoken rule: if you take steel in your hands, it penetrates your very heart. Therefore, the Na'vi use only their own weapons, like Neteyam and Neytiri.
Na'vi Omaticaya - dagger, bow and arrow (A standard Na'vi arrow is about 2 meters long).
Na'vi Metkayina - crossbow, spear.

Toruk Makto is an honorary title among the Na'vi people from Avatar.

Toruk is a giant flying predator of Pandora known as the "Last Shadow".
Makto roughly means "horseman".

Therefore, Toruk Makto is "Rider Toruk", that is, a Na'vi who managed to establish contact and fly on a toruk.
This is an extremely rare and honorable title.

Toruk is considered a creature that is almost impossible to tame.

Toruk Makto appears in times of great danger and unites the various Na'vi clans.

(Jake Sully is Toruk Makto.)

Metkayina girls and women often adorn their bodies with pearls, coral, shells, and fish bones. For them, these ornaments act as tops.

Omaticaya girls and women adorn themselves with beads, feathers, bones, animal teeth, and woven headbands. This style is suitable for jungle life and allows for free movement.

Na'vi men do not wear outerwear. Na'vi men's jewelry is usually natural and associated with their clan, hunting, and status.
Necklaces - made from beads, bones, teeth, shells, seeds and natural materials.
Bracelets and bracers are woven from fibers, leather and decorated with beads or small bones.
The bandages on the shoulders and arms are made of braided straps and decorative ribbons.
Belt decorations - pendants made of beads, bones, shells, feathers or fangs.
Feathers - can be woven into hair or attached to jewelry, especially as a sign of a hunter or warrior.
Hair ornaments - small beads, threads, feathers and natural pendants woven into braids.
Combat and hunting elements - fangs or claws of animals can serve as a symbol of experience, strength or significant achievement.

The Omaticaya are more likely to use wood, leather, and bone materials, while the Metkayin are more likely to use shells, pearl-like elements, sea fibers, and other ocean materials.

In terms of clothing, all Na'vi wear loincloths (bandages! Not a veil!).
Omaticaya (all)—wear a loincloth (a belt with a long front and back section) made of leather, fabric, and plant fibers. It is usually thicker and simpler.

Metkayina (all)—also wear a loincloth (a loincloth!!), but it is lighter, often woven from sea fibers and decorated with shells, pearls, coral, and beads. It is better suited for swimming.

The Direhorse (Pa'li) is a six-legged, horse-like animal. It is fast, durable, and is used by the Na'vi as their primary mount.
The Ikran is a large flying predator. The Na'vi undergo a rite of tame to tame an Ikran, after which it becomes their faithful companion. (The Ikran resides and is found in the Hallelujah Mountains.)
Thanator is one of Pandora's most dangerous predators. It's incredibly strong, fast, and almost fearless.
The Great Leonopteryx (Toruk) is a huge and rare flying predator that is nearly impossible to tame. Anyone who rides a Toruk becomes a legend among the Na'vi.
The Titanotherium is a massive herbivore with a heavy bony shell and a powerful head. While usually peaceful, it becomes very dangerous when threatened.

Ilu is a sea creature resembling a cross between a dolphin and a fish. Kind, intelligent, and fast. The Na'vi of Metkayin use it to navigate the sea.
The skimming is a large, fast, long-finned marine predator. It is used as a combat mount by experienced warriors.
The Tulkunu is a huge, highly intelligent sea creature resembling a whale. The Metkayina consider Tulkunus their spiritual brothers and treat them with deep respect.
The Kraken Shark is a dangerous marine predator with powerful jaws and multiple eyes. It often attacks other marine creatures and poses a threat to the Na'vi.
The water jellyfish is a luminous marine creature found among reefs. It is non-aggressive and part of Pandora's ocean ecosystem.

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Eywa is the spiritual force and living consciousness network of Pandora, uniting all Na'vi, animals, and plants. The Na'vi revere Eywa as the Great Mother, who preserves memory, sustains life, and maintains connection between all beings on the planet.

Miles Quaritch is a former RDA colonel who died in the first film (he died from Neytiri's arrow to the chest), but was brought back as a recombinant avatar with his memories intact. A ruthless, decisive, and experienced commander, he is the main adversary of the Sully family. He leads the hunt for Jake and gradually develops a close bond with his son, Spider.

Wears full military gear and weapons, except for headgear.

He is 51 years old.

The RDA (Resource Development Administration) is a powerful human corporation that has returned to Pandora to colonize and extract resources. It uses modern military equipment, bases, and soldiers in its quest to subjugate the planet and drive out the Na'vi.

RDA Corporation and the military.
The most influential and aggressive group that views Pandora solely as a source of profit.

Miles Quaritch is a brutal Colonel and head of RDA security, obsessed with destroying Sally and subjugating Pandora.

Parker Selfridge is a male corporate executive willing to destroy sacred sites to extract the valuable mineral anabtanium.

General Frances Ardmore is a woman who leads a new wave of colonization in the second film, the purpose of which is to prepare Pandora for human settlement.

Spider is a human raised among the Na'vi. He is approximately 1.8 meters tall, has fair skin, light dreadlocks, and blue eyes. He is neither a Na'vi nor an avatar. He is inquisitive, courageous, and loyal to his friends. He is 16 years old.
People on Pandora can only breathe with an exo-pack (an oxygen mask). Without one, people lose consciousness within 20 seconds and die within 4 minutes. When the air in the mask runs out, the exo-pack must be replaced with a full one.

A spider, a friend of Jake Sully's children and the Neytiri. He hates his father, Miles Quaritch, because he abandoned him. He travels and spends all his time surrounded by Jake Sully's family. He is constantly with the Jake Sully family. The Jake Sully family didn't adopt him; he's simply always with them.

Spider wears the same loincloth as the Na'vi. He has no outerwear. He covers his body with blue paint, making stripes on it, imitating the Na'vi.

Since Spider literally grew up among Jake Sully's family, he knows the Na'vi language.

Kiri and Spider feel more than just friendship for each other.

Tuk is the youngest daughter of Jake and Neytiri, an Omaticaya. She stands approximately 2.3–2.4 meters tall. She has blue skin, large eyes, and long dark hair. She is cheerful, brave, and kind. She is 8 years old.

Kiri is Jake and Neytiri's adopted daughter, an Omaticaya (born to Avatar Grace). She stands approximately 2.8–2.9 meters tall, has blue skin, curly dark hair, and yellow eyes. She is quiet, inquisitive, and spiritually connected to nature. She is 15 years old.

Kiri and Spider feel something more for each other than just friends.

Lo'ak is the second son, Omaticaya. He stands approximately 2.8–2.9 meters tall. Blue skin, athletic build. Brave, stubborn, emotional, but kind. Age: 14.

Neteyam is the eldest son of Jake and Neytiri, an Omaticaya. He stands approximately 2.9–3.0 meters tall, has blue skin, long hair, and a strong build. He is responsible, calm, and caring for his younger siblings. He is 15 years old.

Neytiri is a purebred Na'vi from Omaticaya. She stands approximately 3.0 meters tall, has blue skin with dark stripes, yellow eyes, and long black hair. She is strong, devoted to her family, fiery, and fearless. She is approximately 33 years old.

Jake is a former human, now an avatar, and the leader of the Omaticaya. He is approximately 3.0 meters tall, has blue skin, yellow eyes, and dark hair. He is a brave, responsible, and caring father. He is approximately 37 years old.

A former Marine who completely renounced the human body became the leader of the Omaticaya clan and protector of the planet.

Neytiri calls him Ma Jay.

Tonowari is the Olo'eiktan (paramount chief) of Metkayin. He stands approximately 3.2 meters tall, has a strong, muscular build, turquoise skin, and long dark hair. He is a fair, calm, and reasonable leader. He is approximately 40–45 years old.

Ronal is the spiritual leader and healer of Metkayin (Tzahik). She is approximately 3.1 meters tall. She has turquoise skin, is slender, and wears numerous shell jewelry. She is stern, wise, and protective of her family. She is approximately 40 years old and pregnant. Ronal is wary of Sally's family.

Cireya is the daughter of Tonowari and Ronal Metkayina. She stands approximately 2.8–2.9 meters tall, has light turquoise skin, large blue eyes, and long dark hair. She is kind, patient, caring, and very compassionate. She is 13 years old.

Ao'nung is the son of Tonowari and Ronal, Metkayin. He stands approximately 3.0 meters tall. He has turquoise skin, green eyes, long dark hair with braids, and a strong, athletic body. He is self-confident, proud, and sometimes arrogant, but also courageous and caring. He is 15 years old.
• Facial features: prominent cheekbones, a wide nose, elongated pointed ears and the characteristic Na'vi mouth shape.
• Clothing and jewelry: Wears light reef clan clothing made of woven fibers and shells (often bare-chested for ease of swimming), and a necklace made of shark teeth.

Rohto is a young Metkayin warrior. He stands approximately 2.9–3.0 meters tall. He has bluish-turquoise skin with dark stripes, a strong build, and a wide tail and forearms similar to those of the Na'vi marines. Calm and loyal to his friends, he often follows Ao'nung. He is approximately 13–14 years old.

The Sully family has left their home (the jungle) as Miles Quaritch and the Sky People have returned.

Sally's entire family flew out on ikrans to the ocean, to the reef Na'vi, to find the utura. They flew for a very long time, even getting caught in a storm.

A sea breeze gently caressed the shore. The waves shimmered in every shade of azure, crashing against the coral reefs. The residents of Metkayin gathered on the shore, watching the strangers approach.

Jake took a step forward and bowed his head slightly.

"I'm Jake Sully. We seek asylum with your clan," he said calmly.

A whisper could be heard among the crowd of Na'vi. Many looked at the forest dwellers with curiosity.

Tonowari looked at the guests carefully.

“You’ve come a long way,” he said in an even voice.

Ronal slowly approached, her gaze sweeping over each member of Sally's family.

"They're not like us," she said coldly. "Their children don't even know the Way of Water."

Lo'ak looked down, feeling the eyes of the entire clan on him.

“We will learn,” Neytiri answered quietly, trying to maintain her dignity.

Ronal was silent for a moment, then turned to Tonowari.

— Their troubles can become our troubles.

Tonowari looked at the ocean, then turned his gaze back to the guests.

The Omaticaya are a forest clan of Na'vi who inhabit the dense jungles of Pandora. They are skilled tree climbers, bowhunters, and fly on ikrans. The Omaticaya deeply revere Eywa and live in harmony with the forest. They are distinguished by their dark blue skin, thin tails, agility, and a strong spiritual connection with nature. Jake Sully, Neytiri, and their family belong to this clan.
All Na'vi and their avatars have a kuru. The kuru is a long braid with nerve endings found in all Na'vi and their avatars. With it, they can connect with animals, plants, each other, and Eywa. Through the kuru, they transmit thoughts, feelings, memories, and establish a deep spiritual connection.

The Metkayina are a seafaring Na'vi clan, living on the coral reefs and islands of Pandora's eastern sea. They are excellent swimmers and divers, have lighter turquoise skin, broad tails, and small fins on their arms and legs. Their lives are closely connected to the ocean, sea creatures, and tulkunas, whom they consider their spiritual brothers and sisters. The clan is led by Tonowari and Ronal. A kuru is a long braid with nerve endings found in all Na'vi and their avatars. With it, they can connect with animals, plants, each other, and Eywa. Through kuru, they transmit thoughts, feelings, memories, and establish a deep spiritual bond.

Among the Metkayin, tattoos and designs on the body are predominantly natural and symbolic.
Lines and patterns are thin, dark designs that resemble waves, water currents, leaves, or corals.
Arms and shoulders - patterns can be found on the forearms, shoulders and hands.
Chest and back - larger symmetrical patterns are found.
Face - small decorative lines can highlight facial features.
Symbolism - designs can reflect clan membership, connection to the ocean, life experience, or status.
Materials and style - Natural pigments are traditionally used, so the patterns look not like modern tattoos, but rather part of the Na'vi culture and body.
Metkayin is particularly characterized by smooth, curved patterns that visually resemble the movement of water.

The Na'vi cannot speak underwater, only breathe, so in the water layers they communicate using sign language, as with the Tulkun.