Tajun

Tajun was the village of the Water Tribe on Bara Magna, one of the desert settlements alongside Vulcanus, Roxtus, Iconox, Tesara, and Atero. It was home to the AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and lived by the Glatorian arena system. 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. and counted the GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them. TarixTarixThe Water Tribe's toughest fighter, Tarix earned his place through instinct and hard-won experience in the arena. and KiinaKiinaKiina is a Glatorian of the Water Tribe who served as the secondary Glatorian for the village of Tajun on Spherus Magna. Colored in shades of dark and light blue, she wielded a Vapor Trident and a Thornax Launcher in combat. Following the reformation of Spherus Magna, she continued to reside on the restored world. among the people who fought for it.

The village came under sustained pressure from the Bone HuntersBone HunterDesert nomads of Bara Magna who raided for survival until their alliance with the Skrall nearly conquered the continent., who raided its trade caravans and worked to sever the trading connections that ran through the desert. The raiders did not merely steal goods but killed the coachmen, and their attacks isolated Tajun from the other villages. A hidden plot sought to starve the Water Tribe for a season so that it would be forced to challenge other tribes for food in the arena, lose, and be left vulnerable.

Tarix was eager to return to Tajun to be with his people after the Bone Hunters raided the village near the time of the Great Tournament at Atero. 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., AckarAckarVeteran Glatorian of the Fire Tribe and prime fighter for Vulcanus, Ackar served from the Core War through the defence of Spherus Magna., and Kiina traveled toward Tajun through Sandray Canyon in a Thornatus, they were pursued by Bone Hunters and attacked by a Skopio before escaping.

Arriving at Tajun, the group found the village destroyed and smoke rising from the Agori huts. Among the ruins they discovered a wounded GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis., who revealed before losing consciousness that the Bone Hunters and the SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. had united.