Okoto

Okoto was the island on which the Maskmakers and Protectors lived and where the Toa went on a quest for the Masks of Power.

History
The inhabitants of Okoto, the Protectors and the Maskmakers, lived in harmony at one time. After the battle between Ekimu and Makuta, the island was severely damaged and the Maskmakers rendered into unending slumber. The Mask of Creation, Mask of Control, and Mask of Ultimate Power were scattered and remained hidden to the inhabitants for a long time. Later, the Toa arrived, preparing to find the masks and restore order to the island.

Geography
Okoto was an environmentally diverse island, with six distinct environments corresponding to the six elements of the Protectors, roughly divided by a volcanic mountain range. Each region was home to a village of Protectors. In the north was a frozen tundra where the Protectors of Ice made their home. In the west, directly adjacent to the tundra, was a desert that was home to the Protectors of Stone. South of that was the land above the underground caves in which the Protectors of Earth operated a crystal mine. A narrow wedge of land in the south was volcanic, home to the Protectors of Fire and featuring a volcanic crater and lava lake. In the southeast was a large, dense jungle, through which rivers flowed down from the mountains out to the sea. The Protectors of Jungle had a village there. Finally, in the east was another watery region with many streams, lakes, and bays, as well as some small islets. In these waters, the Protectors of Water lived in an underwater village near an oceanic crater.

Elsewhere on Okoto were the ruins of an ancient city, guarded by the Lord of Skull Spiders. There is also an area known as the Temple of Time. The exact position and nature of these locations is currently unknown.