Dark Hunter Fortress

The Dark Hunter Fortress was the stronghold of the Dark HuntersThe Dark HuntersA band of mercenaries and thieves founded on Odina by the Shadowed One and Ancient, hired out across the Matoran Universe, and left a battered ruin by the time Teridax ruled the universe., covering much of the southern half of the island of OdinaOdinaOdina is a member of both the Dark Hunters and the Cliff Screechers, operating within the Matoran Universe. Formerly in possession of the powers of Vamprah, Odina retains no elemental abilities in the present day.. The Dark Hunters lived there between missions, and The Shadowed OneThe Shadowed OneThe Shadowed One is the leader of the Dark Hunters, a black, yellow, and silver figure based on Spherus Magna. Armed with a staff and a Rhotuka, the Shadowed One directs the organization. planned their assignments from it. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; BIONICLE: World)

Location#

The Shadowed One and AncientAncientAncient is a dark blue and gold operative who served as both an agent of the Order of Mata Nui and a member of the Dark Hunters, armed with Kanoka and a Rhotuka. chose Odina as the seat of their new organisation because it was walled in by mountains, very hard to breach and far from any trade routes. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Taking the island meant driving off or killing most of its original inhabitants, Rahi included. The bat-like Cliff Screecher was one of the few native species left. (BIONICLE: World)

The rest of the island was rocky and barren. Huge cliffs ringed it, and a single path led down to the beach where Roodaka mutated the Toa Nidhiki, later called Nidhiki Beach. That path was the only way through the jagged peaks short of climbing or flying. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated; BIONICLE: World; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia)

Recruits were brought to Odina blindfolded or knocked out, so that anyone who failed the tests couldn't find the way back. (BIONICLE Legends 4: Legacy of Evil)

To keep in touch with agents on other islands, the Dark Hunters used bat-winged Rahi bred for long-distance flying. (Destiny War)

Layout#

The fortress was armed with weapons and traps of many kinds, and it held a number of training facilities where Dark Hunters were tested or trained. (BIONICLE: World)

The organisation's treasury was kept there. When the Toa Nuva broke in, Tahu guessed that the treasures, and the Staff of Artakha with them, would be kept close to the Shadowed One's throne. (Toa Nuva Blog)

Prisoners were held there too. The Toa Varian was kept in suspended animation inside the fortress. (BIONICLE Adventures 10: Time Trap)

Discipline was harsh. One Hunter who disturbed the peace on Odina by shouting was assigned to be a practice dummy. (BIONICLE Adventures 10: Time Trap)

The Toa Nuva incident#

The Toa NuvaToa Mata and Toa NuvaSix biomechanical heroes created by the Great Beings to awaken Mata Nui and defeat the Brotherhood, transformed once and tested across an entire age. came to Odina for the Staff of ArtakhaThe Staff of ArtakhaA restoration artifact forged by Artakha himself, used by Helryx to reverse the environmental damage of the Great Cataclysm., which the Dark Hunters had stolen from the Archives of Metru Nui. They took the least guarded approach, knocked out sentries on the way, and Pohatu used his power over stone to open a way through the fortress's rear wall. (Toa Nuva Blog)

Inside was a maze. Before they got far, the Shadowed One's voice told them he had known they were there all along, and the corridor walls shifted to seal them in a stone cell. (Toa Nuva Blog)

He then made his offer. He had already given the Staff to the Vortixx of Xia as payment for weapons, and he would free the Toa and tell them where to look if they eliminated RoodakaRoodakaShe spent the entire Visorak arc letting everyone think they were using her, then walked away having beaten the Brotherhood and the Toa at their own game., who had been selling information to both the Dark Hunters and the Brotherhood of MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate.. Tahu agreed, though he had his own plans for Roodaka. (Toa Nuva Blog)

PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe.'s sabotage#

PohatuPohatuPohatu was the Toa Mata and Toa Nuva of Stone, guardian of Po-Wahi, whose speed and steady humour anchored the team through every era of the Matoran Universe. couldn't resist leaving a parting gift. As Gali told it, he said later that within an hour of their leaving, every stone in the Shadowed One's fortress would suddenly crumble to dust. (Toa Nuva Blog)

Reconstruction#

The damage was real but not the end of the building. At the start of the Destiny WarThe Destiny WarThe open war between the Order of Mata Nui and the Brotherhood of Makuta, told in the 2008 Destiny War podcast, which ended with the Brotherhood's assault on Metru Nui broken and the Great Spirit apparently awake., AncientAncientAncient is a dark blue and gold operative who served as both an agent of the Order of Mata Nui and a member of the Dark Hunters, armed with Kanoka and a Rhotuka. stood on Odina's beach watching for LariskaLariskaDark Hunter defined by discipline and tactical competence, Lariska was one of the Shadowed One's most dependable operatives before joining Brutaka's desperate mission.'s return, while behind him rebuilding of the fortress destroyed by Pohatu Nuva went on rapidly. A flock of messenger Rahi then brought him an urgent signal: it was time to make the Shadowed One see the only possible future for the Dark Hunters. (Destiny War)

That future was an alliance with the Order of Mata NuiThe Order of Mata NuiThe covert organization founded by Helryx to serve the Great Spirit directly, operating in concealment from a fortress on Daxia and waging the open war against the Brotherhood of Makuta that decided the fate of the universe.. The Dark Hunters moved their base to Xia during the war. (Dwellers In Darkness)

When Teridax seized the Matoran Universe, he sent Rahkshi to overrun Odina, but the Dark Hunters had already left for Xia. (Takanuva's Blog)

Culture#

The fortress reflected the organisation's rules. Treasure belonged to the Shadowed One, recruits had to pass his tests, and once a Hunter joined it was for life. Renegades and traitors were executed. (BIONICLE Legends 4: Legacy of Evil; BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)