History
In the second season, Iroh was revealed to be the firstborn son of Fire Lord Azulon and Fire Lady Ilah; but when his brother Ozai became Fire Lord, Iroh took no action to claim his kingdom, as he was grieving the death of his only son, Lu Ten, in the Siege of Ba Sing Se. In The Firebending Masters, Zuko states that Iroh killed off the last of their world's dragons, earning him the title "Dragon of the West"; but later learns that Iroh was secretly the dragons' pupil, and thus learned to derive his fire bending powers from vitality rather than from the conventional rage. In the 2 hour episode event "Sozin's Comet" it is revealed that he is a Grand-Lotus, or high-ranking member, of an international secret society named the "Order of the White Lotus", which is also composed of Katara's, Aang's, and Sokka's old masters: Waterbending Master Pakku, Omashu King and Earthbending Master Bumi, Firebending Master Jeong Jeong, and Swordmaster Piandao respectively.
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