Origin

Sandbenders are mostly Earthbenders that had lived or adapt to desert's. Sandbenders use there Earthbending to manipulation sand. They travel quickly in the desert because of there custom made sail boats. They use there Sandbending to move the boat. Sandbender's style of fighting is similar to Airbending and Waterbending. At the episode of Wan Shi Tong Library they encounter the Sandbenders. As they leave with Proffesor Zei they see that the Sandbenders have scared Appa. Later on in the episode Appa is caught and sold to a Firebending Circus

Powers and Abilities

Sandbenders are generally accepted to be able to shape, morph, and control sand, even to the extent of feeling small movements, vibrations, and hardening it to rock. They can repel them, or turn them into shields.