Element Lord of Sand

The Element Lord of Sand was one of the six Element LordsElement LordsSeven elemental warriors transformed by the Great Beings who refused to end their war even after the world broke. the Great BeingsThe Great BeingsScholar-inventors of Spherus Magna whose creations shaped the Matoran Universe and whose absence defined the conflicts that followed. created on Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint.. Made one with the element of Sand, the Lord ruled the Sand TribeSand TribeBara Magna's strangest tribe, Zesk and Vorox degraded by cataclysm into barely-sentient packs., one of the tribes that tore the planet apart in the Core WarThe Core War: the war that shattered a planetThe Core War was fought on Spherus Magna over Energized Protodermis. It ended in the Shattering, which tore the planet into three planetary fragments.. (All Our Sins Remembered; Riddle of the Great Beings)

Elevation to Element Lord#

The Great BeingsThe Great BeingsScholar-inventors of Spherus Magna whose creations shaped the Matoran Universe and whose absence defined the conflicts that followed. found their creations hard to manage, so they chose six warriors, one each from the Fire, Ice, Water, Rock, Sand and Jungle tribes of Spherus MagnaSpherus MagnaA desert world of ancient conflict that became the merger point of the Matoran Universe and Bionicle's true endpoint., and changed them with their power. The warrior chosen from the Sand TribeSand TribeBara Magna's strangest tribe, Zesk and Vorox degraded by cataclysm into barely-sentient packs. became the Element Lord of Sand. The Element Lord of JungleElement Lord of JungleThe Element Lord of Jungle was a being native to Spherus Magna who was formerly of the Glatorian species, wielded power over the jungle element, and carried a sword. A member of the Element Lords, the individual once led the Jungle Tribe and bore green coloration. describes the process: the six were made one with their elements and given armour and weapons to defend their people, and they became nature itself, as giving and as ruthless as that can be. (All Our Sins Remembered; Riddle of the Great Beings)

The Sand Tribe's people were 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. warriors and 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., who gathered for the tribe while the Vorox kept them safe. The Great Beings experimented on them, giving them stinger tails, and the Zesk ended up as four-legged creatures. (BIONICLE: Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna)

The Core War and the Shattering#

Energized protodermisEnergized ProtodermisA sentient substance that could remake or annihilate any being that touched it. One of the Matoran Universe's most lethal hazards. was found in the lands of the Ice Tribe. The six Lords met to decide who should control it, and when the Element Lord of IceElement Lord of IceThe Element Lord of Ice is a member of the Element Lords and a former Glatorian who once served as the leader of the Ice Tribe on Spherus Magna. Wielding the element of ice and bearing white coloration, the Element Lord of Ice resides on the reformed Spherus Magna, the homeland from which the species originated. claimed it for himself, the others took their tribes to war. The Sand Lord was one of the six at that meeting. The war ended only when the Shattering broke Spherus Magna apart into Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna., Bota Magna and Aqua Magna. According to the ancient warrior Surel, the Element Lords were trapped afterwards, and much later walked the planet once more. (All Our Sins Remembered; Riddle of the Great Beings)

The tribe the Sand Lord had led fared worse. 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. and 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. left on Bara Magna regressed into savages, little more than beasts, with the Zesk still serving the Vorox in return for protection from Skrall and Bone Hunters. The Vorox trapped on Bota Magna, a paradise by comparison, never faced the desert's hardships and kept their minds, speech and weapons. (BIONICLE: Mata Nui's Guide to Bara Magna; The Yesterday Quest)

Survival on the reformed planet#

The Element Lord of Sand never appears on page after the Core War. When the Agori 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., Crotesius and Kirbold travelled north toward the Valley of the Maze, they met the Lords of Fire, Ice, Jungle, Water and Rock, but not Sand. The story never says what became of the Sand Lord once Spherus Magna was made whole again. (Riddle of the Great Beings)