Appa's mother appeared to Appa in a dream when he was feeling alone. She was flying along at the Eastern Air Temple with her five calves circling around her, heading toward Sister Iio and several Air Nomad children, among whom stood Aang. She nuzzled her children tenderly before willingly directing them to the platform where the Air Nomad boys were awaiting them. She was later one of the victims of the Air Nomad Genocide.