Agori

The Agori were the villager species of Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint., and after the Shattering most of those in the story lived on Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna., the desert remnant. Organised by tribe and village, they governed their own settlements, traded, and hired GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them. to fight for them in the arena. They called themselves a tough, independent breed, used to making do with what they had and relying on their wits. (BIONICLE Glatorian 2: The Fall of Atero; BIONICLE: Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna)

Origin and the Shattering#

The Agori lived on the unified Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint. in tribes ruled by the Element LordsElement LordsSeven elemental warriors transformed by the Great Beings who refused to end their war even after the world broke., warriors given elemental powers who led the most populous tribes. Two ice tribe Agori were the first to come across Energized ProtodermisEnergized ProtodermisA sentient substance that could remake or annihilate any being that touched it. One of the Matoran Universe's most lethal hazards., and one of them was destroyed when he touched it. (All Our Sins Remembered)

When the Element Lords sent their tribes to fight over the substance, most Agori stayed out of the Core War itself and acted as support for their tribe's fighters. The war ended when the planet shattered into Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna., Aqua MagnaAqua MagnaThe endless ocean where the Matoran Universe found refuge and Mata Nui made his final stand., and Bota MagnaBota MagnaA verdant jungle moon separated from Spherus Magna for 100,000 years, then restored by Mata Nui himself at the climax of the Core War.. (All Our Sins Remembered; BIONICLE: Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna)

Many Agori ended up isolated on the desert of Bara Magna, while others, especially of the jungle tribe, were stranded on Bota Magna. (BIONICLE: Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna; The Powers That Be)

Tribes and villages#

There were at least eight tribes. On Bara Magna, the Fire TribeFire TribeThe master smiths of Bara Magna who forged tools for all tribes before the Shattering scattered them into conflict. held VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats. under RaanuRaanuRaanu is an Agori of the Fire Tribe, distinguished by his dark red and yellow-orange coloration, who served as the leader of Vulcanus and the Fire Tribe on Spherus Magna. He wielded a Flame Blade and Fire Shield as his tools of office. Following the reformation of the planet, Raanu continued to reside on the restored Spherus Magna., the Water TribeWater TribeA trading-focused desert tribe vulnerable to Bone Hunter raids and arena warfare on Bara Magna. held TajunTajunTajun was a village of the Water Tribe, situated on the banks of the Skrall River., the Jungle TribeJungle TribeThe Jungle Tribe of Tesara originated in Bota Magna, weathered the Shattering, and sent Gresh and Vastus into the Bara Magna arena system. held TesaraTesaraTesara is a location belonging to the Jungle Tribe, situated to the south of the White Quartz Mountains and to the north of the Dunes of Treason., and the Ice TribeIce TribeOne of Bara Magna's six major tribes, the Ice Tribe produced legendary Glatorian like Strakk and survived the Shattering intact., MetusMetusMetus was a transformed Agori from Spherus Magna who worked as a Glatorian recruiter. Originally a member of the Ice Tribe, he later joined the Rock Tribe. White and ice blue in coloration, Metus wielded an Ice Axe and an Ice Shield.'s people, held IconoxIconoxIconox is a village of the Ice Tribe, situated in the White Quartz Mountains.. The Rock TribeRock TribeThe dominant warrior civilization of Bara Magna, built on brutal expansion and ruled by Tuma until internal betrayal and the Skrall's defeat disbanded it. Agori served the SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. in RoxtusRoxtusThe largest Agori village on Bara Magna and the seat of Tuma's Skrall, Roxtus was the centre of the Empire of the Skrall until Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat.. (BIONICLE: Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna; BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn)

The Sand TribeSand TribeBara Magna's strangest tribe, Zesk and Vorox degraded by cataclysm into barely-sentient packs.'s Agori, the ZeskZeskThe Zesk were a primitive subspecies of the Agori, members of the Sand Tribe whose genes were altered by the Great Beings and who regressed into bestial scavengers living alongside the Vorox in the Wastelands of Bara Magna., slid into a more primal state on Bara Magna, and so did their warriors, the VoroxVoroxThe warrior caste of the Sand Tribe, reduced to feral pack hunters in the wastes of Bara Magna after the collapse of their civilisation in the Core War.. The Iron TribeThe Iron TribeAn entire civilization consumed by dream-hunger, leaving only scattered survivors who dared not reveal their origins. was nearly wiped out by a dreaming plague long before the Shattering, and the other tribes shunned its few survivors for fear they still carried the disease. Sahmad's TaleSahmad and the Hunt for Annona: The Iron Tribe Slaver's Last PursuitThe last survivor of the Iron Tribe tracked the dream-eater Annona across Bara Magna and onto Aqua Magna, ending the entity that had ended his people. follows one of them, SahmadSahmadA slaver, a survivor, and the only living memory of a people the Dreaming Plague erased before the Core War., and reveals the plague's cause as the dream-eater AnnonaAnnonaA predatory entity older than the Great Beings, the dream-eater Annona fed on the minds of sentient life and ended the Iron Tribe before its banishment.. (BIONICLE: Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna; Sahmad's Tale)

The Agori of Tesara spent so much time in the trees that their limbs adapted for climbing, and they walk on all fours on the ground. The Bone HuntersBone HunterDesert nomads of Bara Magna who raided for survival until their alliance with the Skrall nearly conquered the continent., a separate species, are distant relatives of the rock tribe. (BIONICLE: Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna)

The arena system#

To stop the fighting from starting again across Bara Magna, a new social system took hold after the Shattering. Villages hired GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them. to fight in the arena, and the village whose fighter won got access to whatever resources were in dispute. Ackar and Tarix, two veteran fighters, helped convince reluctant Agori and warriors that the system would benefit everyone. (BIONICLE: Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna)

The system created work for go-betweens. MetusMetusMetus was a transformed Agori from Spherus Magna who worked as a Glatorian recruiter. Originally a member of the Ice Tribe, he later joined the Rock Tribe. White and ice blue in coloration, Metus wielded an Ice Axe and an Ice Shield. trained and recruited Glatorian and promoted matches, which gave him influence across the villages. Agori couldn't fight in the arena on their own, but they could team up with a Glatorian or battle in vehicles. (BIONICLE: Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna; BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn)

The SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. advance broke the system. Many Agori travelled to AteroAteroThe free city at the heart of Bara Magna, home to the Arena Magna and the Great Tournament, destroyed by Tuma and the Skrall during the opening match. for the last Great Tournament, and during the first round the Skrall invaded the arena, killing Glatorian and Agori. Raanu helped another Agori escape, and the survivors carried the news back to their villages. (BIONICLE Glatorian 2: The Fall of Atero)

The relationship with the GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them.#

Leaders like Raanu hired and directed Glatorian but didn't take the field themselves. That left villages exposed when raiders came. Agori travelling alone in the wastelands were often seized by Bone HuntersBone HunterDesert nomads of Bara Magna who raided for survival until their alliance with the Skrall nearly conquered the continent. or by Sahmad and sold to the Skrall, and the Skrall even released one captive only for Bone Hunters to take him. (BIONICLE Glatorian 1: Sands of Bara Magna; BIONICLE: Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna)

The Agori weren't passive, though. When Bone Hunters threatened Vulcanus, villagers helped the Glatorian fortify the village and build traps, and Kiina taught some of them to use Thornax launchers. BerixBerixBerix is an Agori of the Water Tribe who lived on Spherus Magna. A scavenger by trade, he is recognized by his blue and dark blue coloration and carries a Water Sword and shield. of the Water TribeWater TribeA trading-focused desert tribe vulnerable to Bone Hunter raids and arena warfare on Bara Magna. salvaged and repaired ruined equipment, and TardukTardukTarduk is an Agori of the Jungle Tribe, distinguished by his dark green and lime coloration. A treasure hunter by trade, he wields claws and spikes and makes his home on the reformed Spherus Magna. of the Jungle TribeJungle TribeThe Jungle Tribe of Tesara originated in Bota Magna, weathered the Shattering, and sent Gresh and Vastus into the Bara Magna arena system. hunted treasure. (BIONICLE: Raid on Vulcanus; BIONICLE: Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna)

The betrayal of MetusMetusMetus was a transformed Agori from Spherus Magna who worked as a Glatorian recruiter. Originally a member of the Ice Tribe, he later joined the Rock Tribe. White and ice blue in coloration, Metus wielded an Ice Axe and an Ice Shield.#

Metus, the ice tribe Agori who recruited Glatorian, was secretly working with the Skrall. When Mata NuiMata NuiBuilt by the Great Beings to restore Spherus Magna, Mata Nui sustained an entire civilisation inside his body, was deposed by Teridax, and reclaimed his purpose as a mortal on Bara Magna. arrived on Bara Magna and told the Agori at Tesara that the Skrall and Bone Hunters had joined forces, Ackar persuaded the doubtful villagers to believe him. The villages joined their structures into one mega-village, and when Metus's treachery came out, Mata Nui turned him into a snake. (BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn)

The change didn't last. By the end of Sahmad's Tale, Metus was walking on two legs again, unsure how, though he admitted to a lingering taste for rodents. (Sahmad's Tale)

The Battle of Bara Magna#

When Mata Nui powered up the prototype robot that the mega-village was built from, the Agori sheltered in caves. Teridax lifted the mountain over them to crush them, Mata Nui stopped him, and Raanu led the people east at Ackar's request. Some Agori stayed to fight Teridax's forces, and several were killed. (BIONICLE: Journey's End)

After the reformation#

The reformation of Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint. brought the Matoran, Toa and other inhabitants of the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. Universe to live alongside the Agori. The Bara Magna tribes found it hard to work together after so many years of competing, and many had mixed feelings about the newcomers, so Tahu, Ackar and Kiina worked to settle the disputes. (The Yesterday Quest; The Powers That Be)

The unfinished serials stop before this new society takes shape. The last glimpses show Agori whispering about the Toa after a murder in the desert, and nature-loving Agori dragging off the Toa Nuva Lewa. (The Powers That Be)