The Crossing

The Crossing was a six-chapter Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna. episode in which the IconoxIconoxIconox is a village of the Ice Tribe, situated in the White Quartz Mountains. trainer 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. dispatched a payment caravan of exsidianExsidianExsidian was the tough, golden metal mined by the Ice Tribe near Iconox, prized for resisting sand and rust, and the cargo that drove the events of The Crossing. to VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats. along the northern route through the Black Spike MountainsBlack Spike MountainsThe mountain range north of the Bara Magna desert that served as the Skrall homeland after the Shattering, became Baterra hunting ground, and was destroyed when the Mata Nui robot fell upon it.. The escort party of StrakkStrakkA profit-driven Glatorian mercenary from the Ice Tribe who fought in Bara Magna's arenas before joining Mata Nui's cause., GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis., KirboldKirboldKirbold is an Agori of the Ice Tribe, distinguished by white and grey coloring, who serves as a maintenance worker on the reformed Spherus Magna. He carries a blade as his primary tool., 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. survived dune snakes, a 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. ambush led by the exiled MalumMalumFire Tribe Glatorian banished from Vulcanus for trying to kill Strakk in the arena, who took over a Vorox pack in the wastelands of Bara Magna., a SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. detachment commanded by StroniusStroniusAn Elite Skrall who earned his name by proving he was worth remembering., and a confrontation with the Iron tribe survivor TellurisTellurisAn Iron Tribe scavenger and one of the few immune to the Dreaming Plague, reduced to solitary vengeance. in his Skopio XV-1Skopio XV-1Telluris's weaponized mechanical Skopio, a patchwork war machine built to dominate post-Shattering Bara Magna.. The journey reached its destination intact, established that the northern route remained too dangerous for regular trade, and produced the first sustained working relationship between GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them. of four different villages in the period leading into the SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. conquest.

The contract at IconoxIconoxIconox is a village of the Ice Tribe, situated in the White Quartz Mountains.#

The expedition began as a routine commercial necessity. IconoxIconoxIconox is a village of the Ice Tribe, situated in the White Quartz Mountains., the ice village, owed VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats. a shipment of exsidianExsidianExsidian was the tough, golden metal mined by the Ice Tribe near Iconox, prized for resisting sand and rust, and the cargo that drove the events of The Crossing. in payment of an arena debt incurred by the GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them. GeluGeluGelu is a Glatorian of the Ice Tribe, native to Bota Magna, who formerly served as a secondary Glatorian for the city of Iconox. White and dark blue in color, he wields an Ice Slicer and a Thornax Launcher and resides on the reformed Spherus Magna.. Failure to deliver would have removed IconoxIconoxIconox is a village of the Ice Tribe, situated in the White Quartz Mountains. fighters from the arena circuit and broken the system by which inter-village disputes were settled. The standard southeast route through the Dunes of Treason had become impassable after the Bone HuntersBone HunterDesert nomads of Bara Magna who raided for survival until their alliance with the Skrall nearly conquered the continent. began severing trade connections between villages, killing coachmen and seizing cargo. 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., the IconoxIconoxIconox is a village of the Ice Tribe, situated in the White Quartz Mountains. trainer and recruiter of fighters, proposed a longer eastern route through the Black Spike MountainsBlack Spike MountainsThe mountain range north of the Bara Magna desert that served as the Skrall homeland after the Shattering, became Baterra hunting ground, and was destroyed when the Mata Nui robot fell upon it..

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. contracted StrakkStrakkA profit-driven Glatorian mercenary from the Ice Tribe who fought in Bara Magna's arenas before joining Mata Nui's cause., the ice GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them., under protest and at double the usual rate. StrakkStrakkA profit-driven Glatorian mercenary from the Ice Tribe who fought in Bara Magna's arenas before joining Mata Nui's cause.'s reputation for self-interest was a running joke in the village, and he agreed only after 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. appealed to a series of past favours. The Tesaran contingent was supplied separately: GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis., the Jungle GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them., 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., an AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and lived by the Glatorian arena system. artifact collector who had volunteered as guide despite having never travelled the route. KirboldKirboldKirbold is an Agori of the Ice Tribe, distinguished by white and grey coloring, who serves as a maintenance worker on the reformed Spherus Magna. He carries a blade as his primary tool., the IconoxIconoxIconox is a village of the Ice Tribe, situated in the White Quartz Mountains. AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and lived by the Glatorian arena system. who had mined the exsidianExsidianExsidian was the tough, golden metal mined by the Ice Tribe near Iconox, prized for resisting sand and rust, and the cargo that drove the events of The Crossing. himself, rode with the carriage on the principle that responsibility for the cargo carried as far as its destination.

The caravan was drawn by a two-headed SpikitSpikitA two-headed desert creature used as a draft animal across post-Shattering Bara Magna, valued for strength and endurance and feared for its appetite. and stocked with extra ThornaxThornaxThornax was a hardy desert fruit native to Bara Magna, eaten unripe as stew and fired ripe from launchers across Glatorian and Skrall ranks. ammunition at StrakkStrakkA profit-driven Glatorian mercenary from the Ice Tribe who fought in Bara Magna's arenas before joining Mata Nui's cause.'s insistence over GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis.'s preference for travelling light. The party departed at sunrise.

The dune snakes#

Short into the journey, StrakkStrakkA profit-driven Glatorian mercenary from the Ice Tribe who fought in Bara Magna's arenas before joining Mata Nui's cause. attempted to abandon the contract. He proposed to GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis. that they hide the exsidianExsidianExsidian was the tough, golden metal mined by the Ice Tribe near Iconox, prized for resisting sand and rust, and the cargo that drove the events of The Crossing., shatter the carriage, blame Bone HuntersBone HunterDesert nomads of Bara Magna who raided for survival until their alliance with the Skrall nearly conquered the continent., and return weeks later to divide the cargo between themselves. GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis. refused at thornax point and forced StrakkStrakkA profit-driven Glatorian mercenary from the Ice Tribe who fought in Bara Magna's arenas before joining Mata Nui's cause. to ride ahead under threat.

The party's first crisis followed almost immediately. The terrain east of IconoxIconoxIconox is a village of the Ice Tribe, situated in the White Quartz Mountains. included scattered pockets of liquid sand of the same type as the southern Sea of Liquid Sand near VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats.. StrakkStrakkA profit-driven Glatorian mercenary from the Ice Tribe who fought in Bara Magna's arenas before joining Mata Nui's cause. rode into one and began to sink. Dune snakes, drawn by the disturbance, formed circles around the caravan and prepared to strike. GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis. executed an improvised rescue. He tied a rope to his sand stalkerSand StalkerDesert creatures that made Bara Magna's vast distances traversable, though their animal instincts made them unreliable in genuine danger., jumped the soft sand to retrieve StrakkStrakkA profit-driven Glatorian mercenary from the Ice Tribe who fought in Bara Magna's arenas before joining Mata Nui's cause., and then exploited the dune snakes' blindness on the surface by spinning the two mounts in tight circles to confuse their hearing-based tracking. The party regrouped and pressed on into the foothills of the Black Spike MountainsBlack Spike MountainsThe mountain range north of the Bara Magna desert that served as the Skrall homeland after the Shattering, became Baterra hunting ground, and was destroyed when the Mata Nui robot fell upon it..

The mountain road and 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. ambush#

A SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. patrol intercepted the caravan on the road east through the Black Spike MountainsBlack Spike MountainsThe mountain range north of the Bara Magna desert that served as the Skrall homeland after the Shattering, became Baterra hunting ground, and was destroyed when the Mata Nui robot fell upon it.. GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis. bought time by claiming the exsidianExsidianExsidian was the tough, golden metal mined by the Ice Tribe near Iconox, prized for resisting sand and rust, and the cargo that drove the events of The Crossing. was an apology owed directly to TumaTumaTuma rose from the survivors of the Baterra massacre to rule the Skrall Empire from Roxtus until Mata Nui defeated him in single combat., and the SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. took the escort's weapons and began marching the party toward 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.. GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis. broke the arrest by seizing a ThornaxThornaxThornax was a hardy desert fruit native to Bara Magna, eaten unripe as stew and fired ripe from launchers across Glatorian and Skrall ranks. launcher and firing into both canyon walls, bringing down an avalanche that scattered the escort. StrakkStrakkA profit-driven Glatorian mercenary from the Ice Tribe who fought in Bara Magna's arenas before joining Mata Nui's cause. then fired at the falling rock and brought the whole hillside down on the caravan. The slide drove the wagon, the SpikitSpikitA two-headed desert creature used as a draft animal across post-Shattering Bara Magna, valued for strength and endurance and feared for its appetite., and the four travellers into an opening in the canyon wall and sealed the entrance behind them. The surviving SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. could not shift the rubble, and agreed among themselves to tell TumaTumaTuma rose from the survivors of the Baterra massacre to rule the Skrall Empire from Roxtus until Mata Nui defeated him in single combat. nothing.

The opening led into a corridor of smooth, polished rock. GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis. judged it artificial, and the party found no door, no scratches in the stone, and no sign of what had hollowed it. 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. matched the circular symbols on the walls to inscriptions he had seen in ruins elsewhere and connected them to the Great BeingsThe Great BeingsScholar-inventors of Spherus Magna whose creations shaped the Matoran Universe and whose absence defined the conflicts that followed.. A stone GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis. pressed set the corridor walls closing in, 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. stopped the mechanism by hitting a plain circle he read as "open". The passage released them at the foot of the mountains, in sight of the Skrall RiverSkrall RiverA critical water source in Bara Magna's desert, controlled by the Skrall through a strategically vital dam..

Waiting there was the exiled VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats. GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them. MalumMalumFire Tribe Glatorian banished from Vulcanus for trying to kill Strakk in the arena, who took over a Vorox pack in the wastelands of Bara Magna., who had been expelled from his village for attempting to kill StrakkStrakkA profit-driven Glatorian mercenary from the Ice Tribe who fought in Bara Magna's arenas before joining Mata Nui's cause. in the arena and now led a pack of 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.. His warriors had already beaten the Bone HunterBone HunterDesert nomads of Bara Magna who raided for survival until their alliance with the Skrall nearly conquered the continent. FeroFeroA veteran Bone Hunter who rode the rock steed Skirmix, led a raid on Vulcanus, and fled the Battle of Roxtus before the Skrall lost., who had been trailing the caravan since IconoxIconoxIconox is a village of the Ice Tribe, situated in the White Quartz Mountains., and they dropped him at GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis.'s feet. MalumMalumFire Tribe Glatorian banished from Vulcanus for trying to kill Strakk in the arena, who took over a Vorox pack in the wastelands of Bara Magna. had no interest in the exsidianExsidianExsidian was the tough, golden metal mined by the Ice Tribe near Iconox, prized for resisting sand and rust, and the cargo that drove the events of The Crossing., since 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. had no use for fabricated metal. His grievance was with the SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule.. Bone HuntersBone HunterDesert nomads of Bara Magna who raided for survival until their alliance with the Skrall nearly conquered the continent. had raided his camp, taken a sword and sold it to 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., and he wanted it back.

MalumMalumFire Tribe Glatorian banished from Vulcanus for trying to kill Strakk in the arena, who took over a Vorox pack in the wastelands of Bara Magna. did not release the party. He kept KirboldKirboldKirbold is an Agori of the Ice Tribe, distinguished by white and grey coloring, who serves as a maintenance worker on the reformed Spherus Magna. He carries a blade as his primary tool., 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. and the loaded wagon in his camp as security and sent the two GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them. to fetch the sword. GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis. and StrakkStrakkA profit-driven Glatorian mercenary from the Ice Tribe who fought in Bara Magna's arenas before joining Mata Nui's cause. rode north, entered 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. clinging to the underside of a supply caravan, and took the weapon from the SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. treasure hall. The handle was engraved with the name AckarAckarVeteran Glatorian of the Fire Tribe and prime fighter for Vulcanus, Ackar served from the Core War through the defence of Spherus Magna., so the sword MalumMalumFire Tribe Glatorian banished from Vulcanus for trying to kill Strakk in the arena, who took over a Vorox pack in the wastelands of Bara Magna. had called his own was stolen property. A tracking device was concealed in the hilt, which GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis. destroyed. They covered their escape by breaking open a SpikitSpikitA two-headed desert creature used as a draft animal across post-Shattering Bara Magna, valued for strength and endurance and feared for its appetite. pen and letting the starving animals loose in the city.

Back at 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. camp the two did not hand the sword over. GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis. coated his armour in luminous mineral dust and ran at the pack as an apparition while StrakkStrakkA profit-driven Glatorian mercenary from the Ice Tribe who fought in Bara Magna's arenas before joining Mata Nui's cause. took the wagon and the two AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and lived by the Glatorian arena system.. 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. gave chase, and in the dark StrakkStrakkA profit-driven Glatorian mercenary from the Ice Tribe who fought in Bara Magna's arenas before joining Mata Nui's cause. drove what he took for a hill and found instead the Dark Falls. The wagon, the SpikitSpikitA two-headed desert creature used as a draft animal across post-Shattering Bara Magna, valued for strength and endurance and feared for its appetite. and all four travellers went over the drop into the headwater of the Skrall RiverSkrall RiverA critical water source in Bara Magna's desert, controlled by the Skrall through a strategically vital dam., which ran south from the Black Spike MountainsBlack Spike MountainsThe mountain range north of the Bara Magna desert that served as the Skrall homeland after the Shattering, became Baterra hunting ground, and was destroyed when the Mata Nui robot fell upon it. toward 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.'s oasis and evaporated before reaching the latitude of 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.. GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis. dived to break the surface cleanly, struck a rock on the shallow bottom, and was knocked unconscious.

AckarAckarVeteran Glatorian of the Fire Tribe and prime fighter for Vulcanus, Ackar served from the Core War through the defence of Spherus Magna., 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., and StroniusStroniusAn Elite Skrall who earned his name by proving he was worth remembering.#

The party gained two members at the river. When the exsidianExsidianExsidian was the tough, golden metal mined by the Ice Tribe near Iconox, prized for resisting sand and rust, and the cargo that drove the events of The Crossing. failed to arrive in VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats., 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. grew anxious about the unpaid debt, and AckarAckarVeteran Glatorian of the Fire Tribe and prime fighter for Vulcanus, Ackar served from the Core War through the defence of Spherus Magna., the VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats. fighter, persuaded him to wait while he rode out to find the caravan rather than act in haste. AckarAckarVeteran Glatorian of the Fire Tribe and prime fighter for Vulcanus, Ackar served from the Core War through the defence of Spherus Magna. and the TajunTajunTajun was a village of the Water Tribe, situated on the banks of the Skrall River. warrior 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. reached the Skrall RiverSkrall RiverA critical water source in Bara Magna's desert, controlled by the Skrall through a strategically vital dam. just as StrakkStrakkA profit-driven Glatorian mercenary from the Ice Tribe who fought in Bara Magna's arenas before joining Mata Nui's cause. was pulling GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis. from the water, and the escort reformed as a six-strong party of four GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them. and two AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and lived by the Glatorian arena system..

The exsidianExsidianExsidian was the tough, golden metal mined by the Ice Tribe near Iconox, prized for resisting sand and rust, and the cargo that drove the events of The Crossing. carriage had sunk to the bottom of the Skrall RiverSkrall RiverA critical water source in Bara Magna's desert, controlled by the Skrall through a strategically vital dam. in the plunge. The party devised a ruse to recover it. StrakkStrakkA profit-driven Glatorian mercenary from the Ice Tribe who fought in Bara Magna's arenas before joining Mata Nui's cause. allowed himself to be taken by a SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. detachment commanded by the elite warrior StroniusStroniusAn Elite Skrall who earned his name by proving he was worth remembering., who had been operating in the foothills as part of TumaTumaTuma rose from the survivors of the Baterra massacre to rule the Skrall Empire from Roxtus until Mata Nui defeated him in single combat.'s reconnaissance of the southern country, and led the SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. to the river on the pretext that the cargo was lost. The SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. raised the ingots from the riverbed and loaded the wagon, at which point StroniusStroniusAn Elite Skrall who earned his name by proving he was worth remembering. turned his launcher on StrakkStrakkA profit-driven Glatorian mercenary from the Ice Tribe who fought in Bara Magna's arenas before joining Mata Nui's cause. with the line that became the recognised English rendering of his speech: "Your services to 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. will be remembered forever, on your memorial stone." Before he could fire, AckarAckarVeteran Glatorian of the Fire Tribe and prime fighter for Vulcanus, Ackar served from the Core War through the defence of Spherus Magna. shot him from the rocks above, and AckarAckarVeteran Glatorian of the Fire Tribe and prime fighter for Vulcanus, Ackar served from the Core War through the defence of Spherus Magna. 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. drove off the SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. warriors. The party recovered the loaded wagon and fled south through territory neither SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. nor Bone HuntersBone HunterDesert nomads of Bara Magna who raided for survival until their alliance with the Skrall nearly conquered the continent. yet controlled, with AckarAckarVeteran Glatorian of the Fire Tribe and prime fighter for Vulcanus, Ackar served from the Core War through the defence of Spherus Magna. assuming the strategic role.

TellurisTellurisAn Iron Tribe scavenger and one of the few immune to the Dreaming Plague, reduced to solitary vengeance. and the Skopio XV-1Skopio XV-1Telluris's weaponized mechanical Skopio, a patchwork war machine built to dominate post-Shattering Bara Magna.#

The final confrontation came when the party crossed paths with TellurisTellurisAn Iron Tribe scavenger and one of the few immune to the Dreaming Plague, reduced to solitary vengeance., an Iron tribe AgoriAgoriThe villager species of Bara Magna, organised by tribe and settlement, who governed their villages and lived by the Glatorian arena system. who had survived the Dreaming Plague and now drove a four-legged combat vehicle of his own construction, the Skopio XV-1Skopio XV-1Telluris's weaponized mechanical Skopio, a patchwork war machine built to dominate post-Shattering Bara Magna., modelled on the SkopioSkopioSkopio were biomechanical scorpion predators of Spherus Magna, modified ages past with integrated Thornax Launchers and surviving the Shattering as desert ambushers. of the southern wastes. TellurisTellurisAn Iron Tribe scavenger and one of the few immune to the Dreaming Plague, reduced to solitary vengeance. attacked the caravan with launchers and stinger weaponry. The exsidianExsidianExsidian was the tough, golden metal mined by the Ice Tribe near Iconox, prized for resisting sand and rust, and the cargo that drove the events of The Crossing. itself supplied the defence: GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis. and AckarAckarVeteran Glatorian of the Fire Tribe and prime fighter for Vulcanus, Ackar served from the Core War through the defence of Spherus Magna. drove blocks of the metal between the Skopio XV-1Skopio XV-1Telluris's weaponized mechanical Skopio, a patchwork war machine built to dominate post-Shattering Bara Magna.'s treads, jamming the inner workings with a metal harder than the vehicle's own. 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. climbed the cab, seized TellurisTellurisAn Iron Tribe scavenger and one of the few immune to the Dreaming Plague, reduced to solitary vengeance. by the ankle, and held him upside down over the side. She negotiated his withdrawal under threat, then dropped him into the sand. TellurisTellurisAn Iron Tribe scavenger and one of the few immune to the Dreaming Plague, reduced to solitary vengeance. survived the fall and departed.

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.-SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. trap AckarAckarVeteran Glatorian of the Fire Tribe and prime fighter for Vulcanus, Ackar served from the Core War through the defence of Spherus Magna. had improvised earlier in the sequence, in which he steered the carriage between StroniusStroniusAn Elite Skrall who earned his name by proving he was worth remembering.' pursuing SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. and MalumMalumFire Tribe Glatorian banished from Vulcanus for trying to kill Strakk in the arena, who took over a Vorox pack in the wastelands of Bara Magna.'s 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 provoked the two groups to attack one another, had cleared the way south. The carriage reached VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats. by late afternoon.

Arrival at VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats. and significance#

The party crossed into VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats. to the cheers of the village guard. 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 VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats. leader, accepted the exsidianExsidianExsidian was the tough, golden metal mined by the Ice Tribe near Iconox, prized for resisting sand and rust, and the cargo that drove the events of The Crossing. and confirmed that IconoxIconoxIconox is a village of the Ice Tribe, situated in the White Quartz Mountains.' debt was discharged. The arena system held; war between the ice and fire villages was averted. 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., who had travelled separately to VulcanusVulcanusThe Fire Tribe's settlement on Bara Magna, caught between resources and threats. for the Great Tournament, met StrakkStrakkA profit-driven Glatorian mercenary from the Ice Tribe who fought in Bara Magna's arenas before joining Mata Nui's cause. immediately on arrival and confirmed an arranged tournament bout against AckarAckarVeteran Glatorian of the Fire Tribe and prime fighter for Vulcanus, Ackar served from the Core War through the defence of Spherus Magna.. StrakkStrakkA profit-driven Glatorian mercenary from the Ice Tribe who fought in Bara Magna's arenas before joining Mata Nui's cause. accepted on the grounds that a paying match outweighed any debt of gratitude.

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. and GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis. watched the sun set from the edge of the village. 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. offered to train GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis. when he next passed through TajunTajunTajun was a village of the Water Tribe, situated on the banks of the Skrall River.. The Jungle GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them. accepted. Both treated the journey as the foundation of a working partnership for the tournament to come.

The Crossing established several elements that became important to the events of the SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. conquest that followed. The four travellers had confirmed by direct experience that the northern route was not safe for regular trade, removing one of the alternatives that might have saved the southern villages once the Bone HuntersBone HunterDesert nomads of Bara Magna who raided for survival until their alliance with the Skrall nearly conquered the continent. and SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. closed the central corridors. The serial introduced TellurisTellurisAn Iron Tribe scavenger and one of the few immune to the Dreaming Plague, reduced to solitary vengeance. and the Skopio XV-1Skopio XV-1Telluris's weaponized mechanical Skopio, a patchwork war machine built to dominate post-Shattering Bara Magna. to the active cast for the first time. It produced the first sustained working partnership between GreshGreshA young Glatorian of the Jungle Tribe who served Tesara and later joined the alliance that defended Bara Magna during its final crisis. 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., who would later fight together at the Battle of RoxtusThe Battle of RoxtusThe climactic engagement at the Skrall stronghold of Roxtus on Bara Magna, where Mata Nui defeated Tuma in single combat, Metus was exposed and transformed, and the Glatorian and Agori drove off the Skrall and Bone Hunters. under 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.'s coalition.

A minor continuity inconsistency arose from the narration's description of MalumMalumFire Tribe Glatorian banished from Vulcanus for trying to kill Strakk in the arena, who took over a Vorox pack in the wastelands of Bara Magna. as the GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them. StrakkStrakkA profit-driven Glatorian mercenary from the Ice Tribe who fought in Bara Magna's arenas before joining Mata Nui's cause. most respected. The earlier graphic novel BIONICLEBIONICLE: Matoran AdventuresA 2002 GBA platformer where you play as one of six Matoran fighting Bohrok across Mata Nui's islands. 8: Legends of Bara MagnaBara MagnaA desert world of tribal warfare and scarce resources, one of three landmasses that formed Spherus Magna. had established that StrakkStrakkA profit-driven Glatorian mercenary from the Ice Tribe who fought in Bara Magna's arenas before joining Mata Nui's cause. was the very fighter MalumMalumFire Tribe Glatorian banished from Vulcanus for trying to kill Strakk in the arena, who took over a Vorox pack in the wastelands of Bara Magna. had tried to kill in the arena, the offence for which he had been exiled. Both points stood in the canon as recorded.

AckarAckarVeteran Glatorian of the Fire Tribe and prime fighter for Vulcanus, Ackar served from the Core War through the defence of Spherus Magna.'s standing as the oldest active GlatorianGlatorianTribal warriors of Spherus Magna who settled disputes through arena combat, until the Skrall conquest enslaved most of them., confirmed in the same period, made his leadership of the escape from the SkrallSkrallA black-armored warrior species from Spherus Magna that dominated northern Bara Magna under Tuma's rule. camp a marker of the experienced generation that would later anchor 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.'s coalition. The party's survival of the route by improvisation rather than by StrakkStrakkA profit-driven Glatorian mercenary from the Ice Tribe who fought in Bara Magna's arenas before joining Mata Nui's cause.'s preferred methods of evasion and theft set the pattern for the alliances that defeated TumaTumaTuma rose from the survivors of the Baterra massacre to rule the Skrall Empire from Roxtus until Mata Nui defeated him in single combat. at 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..