Zakaz

Zakaz was an island in the Matoran Universe and the homeland of the Skakdi.

History
Zakaz was once a tropical island with advanced cities and many resources. The Skakdi, the species living on the island, lived in peace. Then the Brotherhood of Makuta interfered: one Makuta, Spiriah, claiming to be a renegade, but possibly still under orders. The member tampered with the Skakdi, giving them elemental and vision powers. He then left the island but also left some Visorak to watch. The Skakdi soon overthrew the spiders and began fighting. Soon every minor disagreement turned into a full-scale war or battle. The few Skakdi that were living there fought over what little was left.

Society
Zakaz was home to a number of Tahtorak, whom the Skakdi once used as mounts. Highly intelligent, the Tahtorak did not take kindly to this. One specimen actually revealed to an Order of Mata Nui member that they were planning to attack the Skakdi when the time was right.

One Skakdi horror story contained a brutal and destructive being, even by Skakdi standards, called Irnakk.

Geography
Formerly a tropical paradise, this island became a complete ruin. Zakaz was the homeland to the Skakdi, and a number of Tahtorak.

Trivia

 * Ehlek's native species made a home underneath the sea surrounding this island.
 * The Rahi species known as the Necrofinch are also native to the mountains of Zakaz.
 * A ship from Xia had recently arrived on the island, and dropped off a cargo of what can be assumed to be weapons. It was apparent that a group of Skakdi on the island had successfully made a deal with the Vortixx.
 * Dark Hunters ships were once sighted around the island, perhaps awaiting the return of the treacherous Piraka.
 * There were a number of Nektann located on Zakaz which guarded the city from incoming Airships or other air crafts, which made travelling to the island via air very dangerous.
 * Zakaz was south of Karzahni, and was a several-day travel from Metru Nui.
 * Zakaz's known inhabitants were: Ehlek, Avak, Spiriah, Reidak, Hakann, Vezok, Thok, Zaktan, and Nektann.