Toa Fortress

The ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe. Fortress was built on a snow-capped mountain to guard one treasure: the Makoki StoneMakoki StoneA magical relic holding the secrets of the Brotherhood of Makuta, split into six pieces and scattered across the Matoran Universe.. It stood for ages, a sentinel against the darkness. Then came the day when thieves infiltrated its halls and stole what it guarded. Then came the day when it fell to ash. Of all the Toa who died defending it, only one walked away alive: Toa LhikanLhikanToa of Fire, leader of the Toa Mangai, and the last Toa of Metru Nui, who surrendered his Toa Power to create the Toa Metru and died defending Vakama..

A Mountain Sentinel#

The ToaThe Toa: Heroes of the Matoran UniverseThe Toa were biomechanical guardians sworn to protect the Matoran, bound by a strict code and defined by sacrifice across every age of the universe. Fortress stood on a snow-capped mountain, a sentinel perched above the world below. Its purpose was singular: guard the Makoki StoneMakoki StoneA magical relic holding the secrets of the Brotherhood of Makuta, split into six pieces and scattered across the Matoran Universe., a treasure of immense importance to the Toa Order. What the stone was, or where it came from, remains unclear in the historical record. What we know is that the Toa deemed it worth defending, worth dying for. For ages they held their ground without wavering, trusting in their strength and their purpose.

The Infiltration#

Roughly 7000 years before Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive.'s founding, two SkakdiSkakdiA brutish warrior species from Zakaz whose pair-dependent elemental powers and moral void made them one of Bionicle's few irredeemable factions. named VezokVezokThe Beast was a Piraka thief split in two by the Spear of Fusion, then imprisoned by the Order of Mata Nui. and HakannHakannThe Skakdi bully known for pure aggression, from Dark Hunter mercenary to Piraka thief driven by violence and power. came to the fortress with one objective: steal the Makoki StoneMakoki StoneA magical relic holding the secrets of the Brotherhood of Makuta, split into six pieces and scattered across the Matoran Universe.. This was no frontal assault. HakannHakannThe Skakdi bully known for pure aggression, from Dark Hunter mercenary to Piraka thief driven by violence and power. stayed outside the fortress to distract the guards while VezokVezokThe Beast was a Piraka thief split in two by the Spear of Fusion, then imprisoned by the Order of Mata Nui. pushed deeper into the structure. He moved through stone corridors in darkness. Deep within the mountain stronghold, VezokVezokThe Beast was a Piraka thief split in two by the Spear of Fusion, then imprisoned by the Order of Mata Nui. found the treasure and claimed it. The two escaped before the Toa could mount an effective defense.

The FrostelusFrostelusAncient territorial beings of uncertain origin, the Frostelus nearly wiped out an entire Toa order. Assault#

The theft of the Makoki StoneMakoki StoneA magical relic holding the secrets of the Brotherhood of Makuta, split into six pieces and scattered across the Matoran Universe. seemed to draw a curse upon the fortress. A group of FrostelusFrostelusAncient territorial beings of uncertain origin, the Frostelus nearly wiped out an entire Toa order. attacked and destroyed the stronghold in the aftermath of the raid, killing the Toa who had defended it for so long. Only one warrior escaped that devastating assault: Toa LhikanLhikanToa of Fire, leader of the Toa Mangai, and the last Toa of Metru Nui, who surrendered his Toa Power to create the Toa Metru and died defending Vakama., the sole survivor of the fortress raid. His survival would eventually lead him to emerge in Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive. and stand against new threats, though that story belongs to a different age.

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Compiled from primary sources by Lore Fortress editorial. Reviewed by Joe Garratt, Editor-in-Chief.