Furnace Salamander

The Furnace Salamander was a species of RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts. that inhabited the furnaces and foundries of Ta-MetruTa-MetruThe fire district where Ta-Matoran perfected their craft and powered Metru Nui's industry for thousands of years. on Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.. The salamanders lived in colonies in the dark corners and crevices of the district's industrial heat, keeping so far out of sight that even the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. who worked there rarely saw one.

Habitat and history#

The Furnace Salamander species was created by the MakutaMakuta (Species)Shadowy Antidermis beings and the Brotherhood's elite, Makuta commanded darkness and shaped the Matoran Universe's fate. using viruses and liquid Protodermis, as one of the many RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts. made to inhabit the Matoran Universe. A population settled in Ta-MetruTa-MetruThe fire district where Ta-Matoran perfected their craft and powered Metru Nui's industry for thousands of years. on Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., where the salamanders made their homes in the dark corners and crevices of the furnaces and foundries. They shared their territory with the Hikaki and kept so well out of the way that even the Matoran workers of the district seldom encountered one.

The salamanders were displaced twice by the upheavals that struck MetruMetruIn the Matoran language a metru was a single district of Metru Nui; the city was divided into six such districts, one for each element, and the term covered both the place and the elemental community that lived in it. Nui. When the MorbuzakhMorbuzakhA sentient plant monster created by Teridax to terrorize Metru Nui and control its population through fear. attacked the city, they were forced out of the Great Furnace, though the Matoran did not regard the disturbance as significant at the time. Later, when the VisorakVisorak (Rahi)Spider-like Rahi employed by the Brotherhood of Makuta whose name meant 'Stealers of Life' and whose swarms threatened the Matoran Universe. invaded and most of the furnaces were destroyed, the Furnace Salamanders were driven from their nests altogether and moved out to the volcanic vents filled with liquid Protodermis that surrounded Ta-MetruMetruIn the Matoran language a metru was a single district of Metru Nui; the city was divided into six such districts, one for each element, and the term covered both the place and the elemental community that lived in it..

Abilities and traits#

Furnace Salamanders had long, powerful limbs that let them jump great distances and scamper quickly across the ground. Sharp claws allowed them to cling to almost any surface, and short, spiny wings let them glide over limited distances. Their bite was known to be extremely painful.

Standing upright, a Furnace Salamander reached almost the same height as a ToaToa (2001)Biomechanical heroes bonded to elemental powers and masks. Not born, but chosen and transformed., though the creatures preferred to move hunched over. They lived together in colonies, and when endangered they attacked in large swarms that could quickly overwhelm a single foe.