Can someone with more Avatar knowledge than I help me understand how the role of leadership transfers between each generation? Like who inherits the position? Especially since the default seems to be that each generation's tsahik and olo'eyktan are a mated pair.
Now the answer is probably very dependent on each clan but I'm just wondering in general.
Based on what I have seen it feels like the tsahik position would be the inherited title with preference towards daughters learning from their mothers or grandmothers. I think I remember somewhere it was said that the olo'eyktan was generally the strongest warrior in the village. Which would make sense then that the transfer of power would be through the tsahik line rather than the olo'eyktan. Also taking into the fact that the tsahik is the spiritual leader and responsible for each clan's way of life and spiritual practices it would also make more sense to have a definitive yes this person was born and raised here.
It would also wouldn't surprise me if daughters were preferred for this position as well given Eywa is the great mother, and the tsahik would also eventually be a mother connecting even further to Eywa.
So with that thought in mind when olo'eyktan and tsahik have both sons and daughters how is priority given if the default is a mated pair leaders? Is the daughter first in line as tsahik given that imagine tsakarem training starts very young, and maybe given how that goes the son might inheirt one of his parents positions? If there is no daughters would a son be trained as tsahik or olo'eyktan and current tsahik needs to find a tsakarem ASAP.
Obviously not every clan would follow this layout, and there are exceptions. Varang rules alone as both tsahik and olo'eyktan from we have been shown, but it seems her tsahik role is given more weight. Mo'at is on her fourth olo'eyktan and fourth tsakarem. (shout out to Mo'at for being the steady leadership for the Omatikaya) I'm sure there's other examples too I'm not aware of.
This also leads me into my thoughts of the Metkayina future leadership. I deadass do not believe Ao'nung is going to take over his father's position. One he is never stated to be olo'eyktan in waiting while Tsireya has confirmation of being the clan's tsakarem. If the Metkayina follow the leadership is a mated pair then ideally Tsireya's mate should be the next olo'eyktan. Two James Cameron proved he loves a pattern, and Lo'ak is very much his daddy's son. I can see the best warrior in the clan coming back into play when it happens too.
But I don't know these are all thoughts of me trying to understand how it works.
