Sha-Mo had a son named Ghashiun with his wife Yulduz, who had died of skin cancer, a common affliction in the sun-drenched Si Wong Desert, leaving him to raise his son on his own. Sha-Mo encountered Team Avatar at the Si Wong Rock, where he and the rest of his tribe saved them from the attacking buzzard wasps. He harshly inquired about what they were doing in their land with a sand-sailer stolen from the Hami tribe. His attitude softened a bit upon learning that Aang was the Avatar and that they had not stolen the sailer. When his son aggressively accused Team Avatar of believing the sandbenders to be thieves, Sha-Mo quickly demanded his son to be silent, as they had not been accused of anything. He gave Team Avatar the benefit of the doubt, even offering them hospitality under the conditi