Voya Nui

"The stars call it Voya Nui. But they have another name for it as well: "The Daggers of Death". I fear the second name may be more accurate."

- Turaga Dume talking about Voya Nui.

Voya Nui is an island south of Mata Nui.

History
Shortly after the Great Beings created the universe a hundred thousand years ago, they forged the Ignika Mask of Life and hid it away near an underground coastline, under a volcano that came to be named Mount Valmai. Relatively soon afterwards, the Order of Mata Nui discovered the mask's location and sent an agent called Umbra to protect it. At some point, the ruler Karzahni was sent broken Matoran for repair, but he didn't do a very good job. Wanting the repaired Matoran somewhere out of his sight, he sent them to Mount Valmai. Possibly around the same time, the Order of Mata Nui sent two more guardians, Axonn and Brutaka, to live in the region and keep an eye on the mask. They also took on the responsibility of secretly watching over the Matoran as well. Around eighty thousand years ago, a team of Toa led by Toa Jovan entered the region and made their way to the Mask of Life facing and defeating all the obstacles and guardians in their path. What they needed to use the mask for is not known, but not all of the Toa survived its use. Toa Jovan later became a Turaga and became a leader to the Matoran of the region. One thousand years ago, the Great Cataclysm struck. It caused Mount Valmai and the surrounding region to break from the Mainland and be launched up to the planet's surface, where it came to rest floating on the water. Many died that day, including Turaga Jovan and the region was from then on known as the island of Voya Nui. Voya Nui was once part of the Mainland, but it rocketed upwards during the Great Cataclysm. Resources were always hard to find on Voya Nui, forcing the Matoran to scearch for resources. The 2007 location, Mahri Nui, was once a part of Voya Nui before it 'broke off' and sank into the ocean, resting atop the Pit.The island cannot be reached by sea beacuase it is mostly ice(see bionicle world). Toa canisters, however can get in.

Recently, the island was invaded by six Skakdi calling themselves Piraka. Upon arriving, the Piraka enslaved the Matoran residents and had them begin draining the lava from Mount Valmai, hoping that they would be able to access the Chamber of Life. As they were doing this, six Matoran arrived in Toa Canisters and were transformed into Toa by lighting from the Red Star. The Toa Inika, as they became known, confronted the Piraka and journeyed beneath the volcano to find the Mask of Life. The mask flew to the surface and plunged into the sea, and was followed by the Toa. The Toa later destroyed the stone cord linking Voya Nui to the underwater city of Mahri Nui, causing Voya Nui to sink beneath the sea and return to the Mainland. The Matoran of Voya Nui and Mahri Nui were sheltered in caves at the time, and survived the trip.

Voya Nui Geography (in Alphabetical Order)

 * Cape of No Hope
 * Cavern of Historical Records
 * Chamber of Death
 * Lagoon Entrance
 * Lake of Lava
 * Lake of Protodermis
 * Lava Chamber Gate
 * Lost Land
 * Mask of Life Chamber
 * Matoran Cliff Village
 * Mount Valmai
 * Mountain Hideaway
 * Nui Caves
 * Piraka's Outpost
 * Piraka Stronghold
 * Ring of Ice
 * Sea of Blackness
 * The Green Belt
 * Voya Nui Bay
 * Zone of Nightmares