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, 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. The island was quarantined by the Brotherhood of Makuta and only Dark Hunters were brave enough to set foot on the island. Many years later, Axonn and Brutaka travelled to Zakaz to discuss a deal with the Skakdi warlord Nektann. In the end the deal was made and almost all the Skakdi on the island left to help the Order of Mata Nui combat the brotherhood elsewhere. After the war some Skakdi returned to Zakaz while others exited the Matoran Universe with Nektann. After Teridax's death the remaining Skakdi evacuated Zakaz, and it is now uninhabited.

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. Nektann were also placed, at key points around the island, to blast airships out of the air in the attempt of either the Skakdi escaping or from an outside force arriving.

Zakaz