Serpent's Pass

A dangerous passage to Ba Sing Se, occasionally described as the "Deadly" Serpent's Pass. It is a slender, natural bridge made up of mountainous rocks and surrounded by water, the sole portion of land connecting the Southern Earth Kingdom to the Northern Earth Kingdom. The passage also serves to separate the Eastern Earth Kingdom side from the Western Fire Nation controlled side. Several years ago, the Serpent's pass was the only way for refugees to get from the Southern Earth Kingdom to Ba Sing Se, but fortunately today there are less dangerous route ferries able to shuttle refugees across. However, obtaining a passport for such privileges can prove to be quite rigorous.

Traveling on foot across the pass is extremely treacherous, as it holds areas high above the waters with steep, crumbling cliffs on either side, while other parts that are actually submerged deep into the lake. In these waters lives a green serpent that often attacks people who are crossing. At the start of the pass, there is a gate with a sign reading ”ÕŽÖè, meaning "Coiling Serpent Mountain Pass", and a warning carved into a post, reading "Abandon Hope".