The Eastern Air Temple is basically an open air arcade. There are no walls just columns holding up a roof with a floor underneath. About twenty people can fit comfortably under the roof or forty if everyone squeezed together. The temple sits at the summit of the tallest mountain and is mostly used for mediation.

Leading away from the temple are several paths that lead to other buildings. Most of the buildings are not yet finished, so there are piles of stone and tiles everywhere. The only building that is completed is the barracks of the Air Nomads. This is a long, low building that looks almost like the temple. The only way it differs is in the barracks have walls. Within the barracks are small room closed off by yellow and orange silk screens to give each Air Nomad some privacy. There are roughly fifty rooms with a common room at one end for taking meals and socializing.

Outside, there is plenty of scraggly grass and some twisted trees. The temple complex actually sits above the tree line, so not much grows outside. The orchards and vegetable gardens are at least a two hour hike down the mountain, though it's shorter if you glide down. The animals around the temple are mostly flying bison, lemurs, and birds.

The Air Nomads have all been male so far. If a female could bend air, they probably wouldn't let her stay in the temple. All of the men who stay at the temple are fairly young (10-20). Older Air Nomads are often out exploring the world. The men are all bald, but if they let their hair grow, it would be brown or black. Their eyes range in color from brown and green to shades of blue, even gold and amber. Because they're nomads, they're often the children of all nations. Their skin is almost always very pale and usually unblemished, except for the light blue arrow tattoos that cover their body. Many Air Nomads carry staffs that release folds of cloth and can double as gliders.

The Air Nomads are a very distant people, aloof and separate from the problems of the world. Even those that travel often don't get involved. They prefer to sit and observe, rather than take part themselves. Among other Air Nomads though, their true personalities come out. Many like to have fun and goof off, even play games. Sometimes, they can seem immature and childish, especially the younger ones. This is probably because they are very sheltered way up in their temple. All Air Nomads are taught to value life, so most are vegetarians. They are generally kind to animals to the point that the flying bison have allowed themselves fo be tamed to serve the Air Nomads. Many also keep lemurs and birds as pets.

Air Nomads are a peaceful people. They don't keep or make weapons. They also don't fight each other or even other nations. In this way, they're a very respectful people. They respect each other's differences and space. If there are disagreements, the Air Roshi settles them. His word is law and cannot be argued with.

The village sits in a valley in the mountains of the Air Nomads. This is actually where the air lionturtle set down the people who lived on its back. The Air Roshi is trying to spread a tale that the temple is the place, but few believe him. The village was built after the temple, but many of the buildings here are built the same as the temple. There are twenty buildings, fifteen of which are homes, the other five serve as meeting places and storerooms. Around the village is a high wall to help protect themselves from raiders or the occainsional wandering spirit. There are two paths that lead out of the village. One goes to the air temple, the other leads out of the mountains. It takes a full day to hike up to the temple, and four days to hike out of the mountains.

Outside the village walls, the land is green and lush. Huge trees grow everywhere, creating a thick roof of leaves. Most of the trees nearest the village have been cut down to make way for orchards and vegetable gardens as well as landing spaces for flying bison. Beyond the trees, there isn't much else to look at. There are a few medows with wildflowers and such, but not many. Unfortunately, there really aren't many more animals hanging about, mostly just fireflies and various lemurs and birds and flying bison, of course.

The people in the village consider themselves to be Air Nomads, though the Air Roshi does not because they can't bend air. As a result, they look and behave like Air Nomads. The only difference is that they don't have the arrow tattoos or shaved heads. They're not quite as aloof as Air Nomads and are generally more welcoming to newcomers.

However, this can sometimes be a bad thing. Sometimes, bad people will come to the village, and they will need to be dealt with. The people of the village know the Air Nomads would never fight anyone, so it has fallen on them to keep the temple and its Air Nomads safe. While they don't go out looking for trouble, they will fight if trouble comes to them. They even have weapons: long, curved blades made of sharpened stone with wooden hilts, short, sharp stone daggers, and staffs that can release a hidden spike made of stone.

The shore around the Air Nomads island is very rocky. It's almost like the mountains rise ul out of the sea itself. In stormy weather, it is impossible to land a ship on the shore. It's still pretty difficult to do in calm water, but a skilled captain shouldn't have much trouble. In low tide, the shore is pebble beaches and sea caves. In high tide, only the biggest rocks jut out from the water, and most of the caves are completely submerged. There's not really anything interesting down here, just some hermit crabs and pools of fishes. The Air Nomads are currently trying to build a tower of sorts on the shore. They hope to be able to warn ships of the rocks. However, all they've managed to do so far is bring down rocks to build it. There is a path that leads up to the village and another one that follows the island around.