Southern Islands

The Southern Islands were a group of islands located south of the Southern Continent.

History
The southern islands were known as relatively worthless and ignored throughout the Matoran Universe. The Great Spirit Mata Nui was known to have created the Makuta species on one of the islands in the chain using a greenish-black energy, molding it into living beings. During the formation of the Order of Mata Nui, Botar was also recruited there, as well as the replacement that would follow when he died. This island was once ruled by a former Brotherhood of Makuta servant and Barraki, Pridak.

When the League of Six Kingdoms ruled, the Barraki did not include these islands in their plan to divide the universe for kingdoms for each to rule. After the Great Disturbance, Makuta Bitil was also assigned a section of this region, although Bitil suspected this was because the Brotherhood of Makuta saw him as a threat and kept him away from The Plan. Bitil did not, however, rule Artidax, which was part of the Southern Island Chain where Makuta Miserix was imprisoned. Prior to the Great Cataclysm, one of the islands was attacked by Visorak, only to be repelled by Toa Lesovikk on his "hiatus".

Recently, the Southern Island Chain has seen more activity. Toa Nuva Tahu and Kopaka, while completing the tasks on the Scroll of Preparations for Mata Nui's Awakening, visited the chain to quell the volcanic activity of Artidax. The Brotherhood also moved a force of Rahkshi to the island where Mata Nui created the Makuta in preparation to invade the Southern Continent. The Rahkshi quickly drove the native Matoran out before being challenged by two Order of Mata Nui members, Axonn, and Brutaka, and a army of Skakdi they enlisted. The Skakdi had initially suffered losses, before ruthlessly retaliating and killing them. Meanwhile, Axonn and Brutaka went underground to find the pool where the Makuta were created and attempted to destroy it before it exploded and they fell in.

Known Islands

 * Artidax
 * An island where the Makuta were created by Mata Nui. This island had a large canyon where a trapdoor was located, revealing the Makuta Pool.
 * An island where Botar's species lived. This island was formerly ruled by Pridak.
 * A region of islands in the chain that Makuta Bitil was assigned to watch over; this does not include Artidax.
 * An island attacked by Visorak; Lesovikk later liberated the island.
 * An island home to a large pool of Energized Protodermis.
 * Keetongu and Tahtorak's Homeland.

Inhabitants

 * A former settlement of Matoran - Formerly, later driven away by Rahkshi
 * The species of Botar - Fomerly; later migrated out of the Mata Nui robot.
 * Makuta Miserix - Formerly; later escaped.
 * Various species of Rahi, including Klakk - Fomerly; later migrated out of the Mata Nui robot.
 * Keetongu's species -Formerly, wiped out by the Visorak
 * Tahtorak's species - Formerly, later migrated out of the Mata Nui robot.
 * Primal's species- Fomerly, later migrated out of the Mata Nui robot