Atlas Articles

This is the topic for posting the stuff you've written for the Solis Magna Atlas, our current project after our new leader at KJ Books, Spawn, put TCL on hold. To start us off, heeeereeee's Metru Nui:


Metru Nui

[b]History[/b]
The island of Metru Nui was constructed with help from Helryx in the Silver Sea above the core processor of the Great Spirit robot. It was inhabited by Matoran alone, and was only visited by a Toa team to imprison the Kanohi Dragon. 79,000 years ago, Ta-Metru and Po-Metru started a civil war in Metru Nui. The Matoran stopped working and Mata Nui’s health began to deteriorate. Teridax ended the war by sealing armies in the Archives and loosing Rahi on them in a massacre. The war was ended, and Teridax was assigned as the region’s Makuta, but was never fully trusted.

Turaga Dume rose to power, and Vahki law enforcers were created to keep peace. 4,000 years ago, Dark Hunters freed the Kanohi Dragon, and the Toa Mangai came to the city and defeated the dragon. Lhikan decided to keep the Toa Mangai in the city. The Dark Hunters later attack Metru Nui, but Toa Naho contacted other Toa to help defend Metru Nui. The Toa won with Lhikan using the betrayal of Nidhiki to ambush the Dark Hunters. The Rahaga also hid in the sewers of Metru Nui.

Teridax abducted Dume and masqueraded as him, letting Nidhiki and Krekka into the city and having Eliminator kill all the Mangai save Lhikan. The Morbuzakh was also loosed on the city, and Teridax asked Vakama to make a Mask of Time. Lhikan brought the Toa Metru into being before his capture. The Metru defeated the Morbuzakh, but were branded traitors by ‘Dume’. The Vahki and Dark Hunters hunted the Metru, and Teridax had the Vahki load Matoran in Matoran Spheres. The Metru confronted Teridax with Vakama having made the Mask of Time, the Kanohi Vahi.

At this time, Mata Nui crashed into Aqua Magna and fell asleep, severely damaging Metru Nui. Teridax was imprisoned in a Toa Seal and Lhikan killed, with the Metru discovering the terra-formed island of Mata Nui. Teridax mentally contacted Sidorak, who led his Visorak armies into Metru Nui. When the Metru returned, they were mutated to Toa Hordika and joined with the Rahaga. The Hordika avoided Visorak and scouted for parts to build Airships to ferry the Matoran trapped in spheres.

Vakama decided to defect to join Roodaka and the Visorak and become a general, capturing the Rahaga. The Hordika storm the Coliseum and attack, with the powerful Rahi Keetongu. Keetongu kills Sidorak as Matau convinces Vakama to abandon the Visorak. The Hordika attack Roodaka, but hit a shard of Teridax’s Toa Seal, freeing him. Keetongu changes the Hordika back to the Metru, and the Matoran are ferried to Mata Nui. The Rahaga fought off an invasion by Visorak arriving five hundred years later, and Norik was menaced by Dweller who had been hiding in Metru Nui for years on the Shadowed One's orders.

A thousand years later, Takanuva rediscovered Metru Nui. The Matoran on Mata Nui moved back to Metru Nui and began to repair it. It was fully repaired by the Staff of Artakha. The Toa Nuva were sent to find the Ignika to save a dying Mata Nui, followed by Takanuva and the soon-to-be Toa Inika. Takanuva later returned, refused passage into Karzahni. During this time Frostelus attacked but were rebuked by Takanuva. As well, Matoran from Karzahni were sent to Metru Nui by Gali. The Toa Mahri minus Matoro later appeared, transported by their comrade. The Mahri later had to trap the Kardas Dragon. Trailing Icarax, Takanuva was attacked by a Shadow Leech sent by his quarry that was meant for Ahkmou. Helryx and Krakua rescued Takanuva who had managed to only have half his light drained. Takanuva was given a vision of the Toa Mata's past and sent by Brutaka to Karda Nui (though he landed in a pocket dimension).

The Toa Hagah arrived on the island to lift up the Coliseum and enter the core processor of Teridax. They dueled the Toa Mahri, but realized they were allies. The Hagah vanished under the Coliseum, and the Mahri were approached by Johmak to take the Heart of the Visorak to Artidax. Jaller, Hahli, and Nuparu left, forcing Johmak to knock Hewkii and Kongu out. Metru Nui was turned into a fortress by the Order of Mata Nui and soon the defenses were breached by Voporak who stole the Vahi fom Vakama. Soon after, the Brotherhood of Makuta. A battle raged, and the other Mahri later arrived. Krakua stirred up the Bohrok under Metru Nui to help attack the Rahkshi. Av-Matoran arrived followed by the Toa Nuva and Takanuva on their vehicles. The brotherhood was vanquished as Mata Nui was awakened.

A celebration was thrown in Metru Nui for the awakening of Mata Nui. When Teridax was revealed to be in control, the Turaga were imprisoned and Ahkmou was made ‘Turaga’ and set Po-Matoran to commissioning statues of Teridax. Many inhabitants hid in the Archives from a Rahkshi onslaught. Macku found Tuyet in the Archives, and showed Hafu and Kapura before leaving. The three found Tren Krom in Lewa's body and Tren Krom freed the Toa Hagah from an illusion that Mata Nui really had awakened. Tren Krom led the other three to the core processor to tell the Ignika about the Golden Armor. A fragment of Aqua Magna hit Teridax’s head, killing him and destroying much of Metru Nui. Taipu was trapped in the Archives, but freed by Macku, Tamaru, and Kopeke. Metru Nui was vacated in favor of Spherus Magna.

Landscape
Metru Nui was mainly a big city. In the center was the Coliseum that has a passage underneath it to reach the core processor.

Ta-Metru
The landscape of Ta-Metru was mainly dotted with furnaces and home to the Ta-Matoran, mask makers. The Ta-Matoran would taka Kanoka and melt them down into Kanohi. The Great Furnace was the largest of all the furnaces, and the Fire Pits provided it power along with other furnaces. Discarded Kanohi would be melted into molten protodermis.

Ga-Metru
Most of Ga-Metru was filled with schools and labs. The main feature of Ga-Metru was the Great Temple built on an island formed from dead Protocarins. A Suva is present in the temple along with, formerly, Toa Tools and a scroll detailing the steps to awaken Mata Nui.

Le-Metru
The Chute system that transported Matoran around the city was based in Le-Metru and had the most presence there. Most of the district was devoted to Chute building and testing new vehicles to ride in Chutes.

Po-Metru
The most un-city-like of all the districts, Po-Metru is filled with canyons and rocky crags. Po-Matoran created sculptures and carved things from Protodermis. There was a canyon with an entrance to a Dark Hunter prison in Po-Metru, and Matoran lived in clusters of villages and not in a cityscape. Teridax had a lair in Po-Metru.

Onu-Metru
Most of Onu-Metru is devoted to the Archives, a gigantic underground museum with exhibits on nearly everything imaginable, and with specimens of every encountered Rahi. These Rahi escaped in the earthquake resulting from Mata Nui’s fall into Aqua Magna. The rest of the district has Lightstone mines and a Dark Hunter prison.

Ko-Metru
The scholarly Ko-Matoran studied in the quiet of Knowledge Towers where speaking was forbidden. The area of Ko-Metru was very cold, and a secret section housed Keetongu for many years.

Yes, I think some people have done some other articles way, back, I'll put up a bulletin about it soon.

Northern Continent

History
Matoran settled in the Northern Continent, and when Miserix gave Makuta regions, he assigned Krika to the north and Gorast to the Tren Krom Peninsula. Nidhiki originated on the peninsula. Icarax tried to start his conquering of the universe with his Manas army on the Northern Continent, but was stopped by Teridax. The peninsula was the site of a confrontation between Mazeka and Vultraz five years before Karda Nui was invaded. Gorast took in Vultraz as her servant while Jerbraz approached Mazeka and he became a member of the archrival of the Brotherhood, the Order of Mata Nui. Mazeka’s first task was to rescue Krakua from De-Koro on the continent, saving him from Vultraz. The Heart of the Visorak was located on the Northern Continent, and Onua and Pohatu travelled on the continent to retrieve it. The continent has been abandoned in favor of Spherus Magna.

Landscape
The continent’s topography mainly is not known other than the Tren Krom Peninsula. Cliff faces are lined with crystals that can shred a Matoran into ribbons. There are acid falls, volcanic mountains, and lethal Rahi.

Shouldn't we also try to clear up the leadership problems?

As it looks I think KJ has taken leadership here.

Yeah, but I still want to know why we were told to do work, which we did, and then we were left hanging with "MNI plays a role in it".

As do I.

MNI plays a role in it as gladly helping to contribute to this project made by the company that owns it. That sounded kinda blunt, but its not that hard to grasp. You guys are helping, maybe get your name on the contributors list. If it was MNI before, Plast management moved it to KJ Books.


Southern Islands

History
Matoran never explored the Southern Islands past the first few islands. Miserix assigned Bitil the entire western chain, and gave Chirox many islands in the eastern chain. Much later, Rahkshi and Skakdi armies massed to the very south and were loosed on Bara Magna to serve Teridax, followed by an army of Toa led by Tahu and Takanuva. Any inhabitants on the islands left for Spherus Magna.

Northernmost Eastern Island
The island contained an Energized Protodermis pool that was visited by Chirox to create Rahkshi. Helryx and Keetongu tried to destroy it after learning of its existence, but the Energized Protodermis retaliated and launched a wave at the two. They jumped through a portal created by Vezon and Vezon was merged with his Olmak, and entered another dimension.

Makuta Creation Island
This island contains pure liquid Antidermis, and is where Mata Nui created the Makuta race. It is located higher than Artidax, as there was a Matoran settlement located here. Rahkshi attacked the island, and Axonn and Brutaka led Skakdi to fight them. The two fell in the liquid, and Brutaka absorbed much of it and was linked to the liquid, talking as if it were the Antidermis. The Skakdi were victorious.

Artidax
On the western chain was Artidax, the farthest south ever explored by Matoran. Krika imprisoned Miserix here, and millennia later the Toa Nuva Tahu and Kopaka capped the volcano on the island. Brutaka, Takadox, Spiriah, Roodaka, Lariska, and Vezon arrived on Artidax to rescue Miserix. Takadox left the group, and tried to steal the boat used to come to the island but crashed it and swam back on Artidax. Miserix was rescued and flew his rescuers away, and Takadox witnessed Order of Mata Nui members place a device on the capped volcano to cause it to erupt. Jaller, Hahli, and Nuparu arrived on the island with the Heart of the Visorak and drew all the Visorak, as the volcano was about to explode. Takadox hypnotized the three into freezing and stole their boat, as the volcano was about to explode. The Visorak paused in attacking, and Teridax awakened Jaller’s mind so he could save the three as the volcano exploded.

Other Islands
Keetongu’s species was native to an island, and were using Tahtorak as mounts. The Visorak killed the entire race save Keetongu. Botar and his replacement are from a species native to an island. Teridax teleported Axonn, Brutaka, and Keetongu to islands in the far south; Axonn found Brutaka and teleported back to where they were before Teridax teleported them.


Landscape
Not much is known about the island landscape though they tend to be barren and desolate. A string of islands have now capped volcanoes, Artidax the only exception as it blew its cap. There is a tunnel into the volcano on Artidax, where there is a bridge over a cavern with insect Rahi. This leads to a tunnel that opens into a chamber

Visorak

History
Miserix gave Chirox Visorak as one of his regions. Here he created the Visorak species, and loosed it upon the native population. Only Tobduk escaped, and the island was named Visorak after the Rahi. Any inhabitants still on Visorak departed to Spherus Magna.

Landscape
Almost nothing is known of the landscape of Visorak.


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Odina

History
Having formed the Dark Hunters, Ancient and the Shadowed One looked for a base of operations. Odina was chosen, and the inhabitants and Rahi were driven off or killed. The Dark Hunters kept the location of Odina a secret, and heavily fortified the island. Vamprah was sent to watch Odina, but never bothered to discover the Dark Hunters. Varian and Norik once were on the island, captured by Triglax, Lurker, and The eventual Piraka were all brought to Odina and recruited into the organization by Dark Hunters, and once tried to rebel. Nidhiki arrived on Odina in a similar fashion, and Roodaka mutated him on a beach. The Toa Nuva arrived on the island searching for the Staff of Artakha, and the Shadowed One let them go to Xia to get it if they killed Roodaka. Pohatu set a delayed stone attack, turning the fortress into dust and rubble. The Dark Hunters re-located to Xia, avoiding an overrunning of Odina by Rahkshi when Teridax came to power. Anything left on Odina migrated to Spherus Magna.

Landscape
Cliffs surround the entire island. There is one pathway to the sea that ends at Nidhiki’s Beach. This was named after Roodaka mutated him. The fortress of the Dark Hunters used to dominate the island but was destroyed by Pohatu.

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Tren Krom’s Island

History
Tren Krom was fused into the island by the Great Beings so he would not interfere with Mata Nui and the Great Being’s plan. Tren Krom was given full control over the island. Mutran came onto the island and he was mind-linked with Tren Krom, which knocked him out. However, Mutran learned the secrets of how the Matoran Universe worked. Much later, Trinuma dropped off a weapons cache on the island, unaware of Tren Krom’s presence. Brutaka, Spiriah, Lariska, Carapar, Takadox, Roodaka, and Vezon arrived on the island to pick up the cache. Tren Krom captured the group and told them who he was, and killed Carapar. The entity let the group go. Artakha teleported Lewa to the island where he switched bodies wit Tren Krom so Tren Krom could help defeat Teridax. Artakha later switched the two back, and when Teridax was felled, Mata Nui freed Tren Krom.

Landscape
The island is completely barren save for a single cave. Tren Krom could alter the landscape any way he pleased.

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Zakaz

History
Mata Nui created the Skakdi race to inhabit Zakaz. It came under the rule of Ehlek during the period of the League of Six Kingdoms. Spiriah was later assigned Makuta of Zakaz, and supposedly went rouge and manipulated the Skakdi race to give them more powers. Spiriah left and deployed Visorak as guards. The Skakdi turned vicious, killing the Visorak, and began a massive civil war that lasted for tens of millennia. The root cause was Reidak destroying a major part of a city over a small squabble. Spiriah went into hiding and Teridax assigned Krika to Zakaz.

The Brotherhood of Makuta imposed a ban on travel to Zakaz, which was not respected by Xia. Xia sent Nektann robotic devices later to be called Nektann, and after the Piraka went rouge, another shipment of cargo. Dark Hunter ships began to blockade Zakaz, waiting for the Piraka to return. A Zyglak fleet destroyed the warships under command of Spiriah. Members of Ehlek’s species that dwelt in the waters around Zakaz that had Tri-Talons attached to them destroyed the Zyglak fleet. Brutaka defeated Spiriah and regained control of his boat, and his team continued on their quest to rescue Miserix.

Axonn and Brutaka arrived on the island to form an alliance with Nektann. They were attacked by Skakdi, but gave themselves up to Nektann. Nektann was convinced of their cause, and allied himself with the Order of Mata Nui against the forces of the Makuta. Nektann’s Skakdi traveled to a Southern Island. After Teridax won the war, Nektann switched sides and allied with him. Many Skakdi opposed Teridax and formulated a plan to defeat him.

The Toa Mahri arrived on Zakaz to witness the plan, the throwing of a Zyglak, a Vortixx, a laborer from Stelt, and the five Piraka sea snakes in Energized Protodermis. A green mist entered the tank as well, and it created a twelve foot golden fusion. The fusion mentally controlled the Mahri and the Skakdi.

Rahkshi were sent to Zakaz to stop the Skakdi war, and when they began to move to the Southern Islands to prepare to be deployed on Bara Magna, Nektann’s Skakdi followed suit. After Teridax’s defeat, any inhabitants left on Zakaz migrated to the newly re-formed and replenished planet of Spherus Magna.

Landscape
Zakaz is barren and desolate with crumbling fortresses. The island used to be lush and green, but millennia of warring has destroyed the flora. Stationary Nektann are deployed on the island to shoot down Airships. There is a massive lake at the center of the island, which was declared a free zone soon before the end of the war.

Stupid question, can't the Bionicle World atlas be used for MU info, if a bit edited to update it?

No because of a lot of possibly and maybes are in Bionicle World, and it's nowhere close to a compendium.

Here are the ones I have from others.

Lol, someone proofread them, because they might be noobish.

We're past outlines Celu, but I might use some like Xia and Nynrah. Good job.

Anyway:

Core Processor

History
The Core Processor was created to be the driving force of the Great Sprit Robot, housing Mata Nui’s consciousness. Two Glatorian emergency pilots were placed in stasis in the processor in case of emergency. When Mata Nui’s systems were infected with Kojol’s virus a thousand years ago, Mata Nui was rendered asleep on the way to reform Spherus Magna, and crashed on Aqua Magna. The Glatorian pilots were killed in the crash.

A year ago, Teridax’s Antidermis floated under the Coliseum in Metru Nui through the many defenses leading to the processor, and entered the operating systems of the robot, blocking Mata Nui’s spirit from re-entering his body after his resurrection by Matoro.

The Toa Hagah and Zaktan entered the Coliseum tunnel after Hewkii lifted the Coliseum up. Continuing underneath to find Teridax, the Hagah saw inscriptions with Bara Magna. They were magnetized to a wall as molted Protodermis rushed toward them. Miserix saved the Hagah and Skakdi, and brought them into the main chamber, and saw the decaying Glatorian. Helryx and Keetongu arrived from the Southern Islands via a dimensional portal, followed by Axonn and Brutaka. Teridax revealed himself and killed Zakaz. Miserix was placed in an illusion making him seem he was cave art, Axonn, Brutaka, and Keetongu were teleported to the Southern Islands, and Helryx was imprisoned. The Hagah were put in a trance that they succeeded and sent back to Metru Nui.

The processor was activated when the Toa Nuva awakened Teridax in Karda Nui. Teridax began commanding the universe, and Helryx prepared to unleash a Nova Blast to kill Teridax. Tren Krom in Lewa’s body, Tuyet, Hafu, and Kapura arrived in time to stop Helryx. Tren Krom freed Miserix from his illusion and contacted the Ignika about the Golden Armor. Axonn and Brutaka teleported back in the processor. Helryx, Axonn, and Miserix fought to kill Teridax and the robot’s inhabitants to save the entire universe, while Tren Krom, Tuyet, and Brutaka fought to save the world. Artakha interrupted the battle, and Teridax teleported the entire group into space.

A fragment of Aqua Magna slammed into Teridax’s head, crushing the processor and killing the robot and Teridax.

Landscape
The processor had a computer bank and stasis tubes in a chamber at the end of a large tunnel. The tunnel was filled with many traps to protect the chamber, and led underneath Metru Nui’s Coliseum.

Nuju’s Conclusion
The Core Processor under Metru Nui is nothing I could have ever imagined. The processor contained the spirit of Mata Nui that guided our universe for a hundred millennia. I was not there personally, but reports from the Hagah Kualus seem to indicate immense danger and early clues to our migration to Spherus Magna. A processor destroyed the moon fragment, and I fear that Helryx was killed in the impact. I can only hope that the Order of Mata Nui leader and the eldest Toa found a way to survive.