Mahri Nui

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Mahri Nui is a fictional sunken landmass from Lego Bionicle story and toy line. It was once a part of the surface of Voya Nui, but sank due to an earthquake.

[edit] History

Centuries ago, a large fragment of land on Voya Nui sank into the sea. Something in the water quickly began mutating the Matoran, but thankfully the village's impact freed many small air bubbles that they quickly fashioned into protective fields, saving them not only from further mutation, but from drowning in the sea. They soon found that a native kind of Rahi called Hydruka could easily harvest air from a certain kind of seaweed, so they tamed the beasts to do so. Forgetting most of their life on the surface, save for a few fragments, the Matoran named their new home the city of Mahri Nui. They also formed a Council to help everyone work together; Matoran took turns at leadership, and meetings were held monthly to make plans for the future. Every month, Mahri Nui would get fallen gifts from above, but it was really the Voya Nui Matoran throwing objects into the water in remembrance of their brothers, not realizing that the inhabitants of Mahri Nui still lived.

Unfortunately, the land sank dangerously close to the Pit, where the Order of Mata Nui condemns the world's most vile beings. Some of those beings, a group of warlords called the Barraki, are now terrorizing the Matoran. Ehlek, especially, wants retribution for the Barraki fortress that Mahri Nui crushed when it sank. However, the Matoran knew little of their attackers, as they never saw more of them than a passing claw or tentacle; they only knew that people kept mysteriously disappearing. Some tried to flee for the surface but died because of the pressure. Eventually, tired of isolation, a Le-Matoran named Defilak proposed to go out into the black waters to find out what was going on.

Shortly afterward, the Ignika Mask of Life arrived from Voya Nui and things began to change. The Barraki made their presence known to the Matoran; particularly Pridak, who captured Defilak's scouting expedition. The Ignika enlarged a venom eel to defend itself, and the giant beast threatened Mahri Nui until Defilak shattered its lightstones, hiding the city in shadows. The Barraki then claimed the Mask of Life, causing it to glow so brightly that all of Mahri Nui was blinded by its light.

[edit] Locations

Mahri Nui is located on top of a slab of land called Mahri Rock. The following places are landmarks on Mahri Rock and the surrounding Pit:

• Fields of Air - Just outside of the city are fields of the airweed that collect the vital air bubbles needed for the Matoran to survive. Carapar attempted to ransom the Mask of Life from the Matoran by having his Keras crab armies occupy these fields, but the giant venom eel drove them away and ate several hundred of them.
• Stone cord - A long stretch of rock leading up towards the surface. Was formed during the Great Cataclysm when Mount Valmai's lava went down into the waters. It connects Mahri Nui to the surface island of Voya Nui, and contains a secret passage between the two. The Toa Inika are making their journey to Mahri Nui through it.
• Pillars of Salt - An area at the northern edge of Mahri Nui, formed from the accumulation of the salt in the waters slowly building up over the years. Serves as Pridak's favorite hunting grounds.
• Razor Whale's Teeth - An underwater rock formation in the exact center of Barraki territory. Nocturn likes to hang out there when not serving under Ehlek.

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