Southern Islands

The Southern Island Chain is 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 a living being. During the formation of the Order of Mata Nui, Botar was also recruited here, as well as the replacement that would follow when he died.

When the League of Six Kingdoms ruled, their leaders, the Barraki, did not include these islands in their plan to divide the universe for kingdoms for each to rule. They called them fit for only Stone Rats and Lohrak. Prior to the Great Cataclysm, one of the southern islands was attacked by Visorak, only to be repelled by Toa Lesovikk on his "hiatus". After the Metru Nui Civil War, 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, following his overthrow, was imprisoned.

Recently, the Southern Island Chain has seen more activity. Toa Nuva Tahu and Kopaka, in 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 the Great Spirit Mata Nui. This island had a large canyon where a trapdoor was located, revealing a large room with a greenish-black pool.
 * An island where Botar's species lived.
 * 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, Toa Lesovikk later liberated the island.

Inhabitants

 * A former settlement of Matoran.
 * The species of Botar.
 * Makuta Miserix was imprisoned here, and Makuta Bitil was assigned the region; it is unknown if he did sometimes live there.
 * Various species of Rahi, including the Klakk.