#bo-matoran

[thelegendrebuilt]

Lilla - Matoran Form

Here’s my self-moc Lilla before she became a Toa, shortly after she left her old village. At that point she still wore her old Kanohi Hau, but eventually traded it for the noble Matatu she’d later wear as a Toa in order to signify her new life and identity. The mask, along with her chosen name, was gifted by the Turaga at her first Naming Day celebration in her new home.

Sand-Green Hau from ZionTyro

[irradiated-imp]

The Toa Otoka The Toa Otoka were the second Toa Team to be formed on Okoto Nui. They were formed in response to Matoran going missing along side sightings of strange, never before seen Rahi.

Each of the members of this team knew each other prior to becoming Toa, having met in Metru Nui before the Reformation. Though they bicker at times, they work together fairly well as a team. Emana Toa of Psionics and a former Scholar and Archaeologist. She worked for the Grand Archives and studied the Agori Ruins found across the island. Though she wasn't much of a fighter, she was trained in fencing, training she puts to use as a Toa. She has an interest in the macabre, something she shares with Vhoke. She and Rakewii are in a relationship.

Rakewii Toa of Fire and mask maker. Rakewii lived in the hustle and bustle of Ta-Ifo working as a mask maker for a local mask shop. He has decent aim making him a perfect sharp shooter for his team. He's often jokey and rarely takes things seriously. He and Emana are in a relationship.

Rakota Toa of Lightning and village guard. Rakota can be incredibly blunt and rather impatient at times, but she cares deeply for her friends. She's closest to Melu, as both traveled together across Mata Nui before the move back to Metru Nui. She owns a pair of Sentinel Hounds.

Vhoke Toa of Plant Life and a former Rahi care taker. She worked at a rescue shelter in her village on Okoto Nui and has very extensive knowledge of Rahi. Her hands and feet had been modified, both for defense and locomotion. She has a pet Guurii.

Akale Toa of Iron and former caravan guard. Akale is the leader. He is the most outwardly mature, and his time as a caravan guard in Po-Oko gave him all the experience he needed to lead and protect others. He wields a heavy blaster, which has only become more powerful as a Toa.

Melu Toa of Air and former courier. Most of the Toa Team met each other through Melu. Even before the Great Cataclysm, he worked as courier in Metru Nui. He and Rokota met and traveled together on Mata Nui, and after the return to Metru Nui he met and befriended Emana and Rakewii, and would later meet Vhoke and Akale on Okoto Nui. He's not the most heroic individual, but tries his best to be useful for his team.

Though they aren't part of the Toa Team, there are several other Matoran tied to this team that try to help them in their efforts to find the source of these strange Rahi and why they are kidnapping Matoran.

[mocsbylexan]

Farmers of Meki-Nui

Aqua Magna, c. 100,000 AGR

Feeding a town like Meki-Koro is no small task. Thankfully, there are more than enough helping hands in the islands gardens and fields.

Moctober 2022, day 19

[maskofprime-moved-3-18-2018]

Tunnel Bear

These bear-like Rahi are given their name due to their tendency to dig underground tunnels with their claws. Their tunnel-digging habits are often considered a disadvantage to the Matoran and the overall environment because they dig holes big enough to fit themselves in (and these bears are HUGE, coming to be slightly larger than a Toa). In most regions, Matoran will fill and shut the tunnel holes closed, but Bo-Matoran forbid it in their region, seeing the Bear’s tunnel holes as a natural occurrence that must remain untouched.

Tunnel Bears dig deep, large holes to look for and feed on insects, worms, lizards, and small mammals like rodents. They also create tunnel systems so they can hibernate in the winter.

Their habit of creating tunnels underground once caused clueless Matoran to find it a mystery as to how Tunnel Bears kept showing up in their villages out of nowhere, but those incidents of Tunnel Bears “appearing from nowhere” occurred before Matoran biologists studied their behavior.

(I know image 6 is a picture of the Bear’s paw, I just felt like showing it off)

Tunnel Bears commonly reside in the forests of Bo-Wari, but have been populating Onu-Wari ever since they discovered said place while digging tunnels. Some have also populated a region that is hardly occupied by the Matoran called the Rural-Urban Pass (will evaluate later, it’s basically a transition road from the Rural regions to the Urban regions of Zakara).

Conservation Status: Least Concern

[bionicleheadcanons]

188. Papers exists in the MU, primarily made by Bo-Matoran, but it's hard to make so stone or clay tablets are the norm.

-- Submitted by spooper-senshi

[ghost-mantis]

Secret Garden

Headcanon that Bo-Matoran grow far more than food gardens and forests. Each has dozens of smaller gardens for plant breeding and competition. Mutran and Chirox have nothing on the one-upping contests Bo-Matoran neighbors have on creating new and ever more spectacular flower varieties. They also have elaborate show gardens with a garden council judging them each year in an annual competition. Sabotage is rare and considered in extremely poor taste, but competitors frequently have spats or hold long grudges over the results of competitions and argue often over which has the best variety. 

Most prized of all are the tiny fairy gardens each Bo-Matoran keeps. All are hidden well away from the villages and finding one is considered extremely good luck by all other Matoran tribes. Those lucky enough to find them take a small plant or ornament, which are said to hold the power to make gardens they are placed in grow well. But a Matoran must leave a new trinket or plant in it’s place or risk being cursed with bad harvests.

[mocsbylexan]

Silat Nui Mukau

Aqua Magna, c. 100,000 AGR

Originating from a completely different island in the blue sea of Aqua Magna, this larger and heftier model of an ancient rahi is a dependable livestock, much beloved by the farmers of Meki-Nui.

Moctober 2022, day 21

[ghost-mantis]

Botanical Blitz

Being a landscaper, gardener, or farmer in New Spherus Magna sucks. 

Back in the good old days before the Shattering the Agori had few issues with the flora beyond the occasional overripe Thornax explosion. There were likely plants that could cause allergic reactions or that were toxic if eaten, but nothing that couldn’t be avoided with a little care and caution. 

But with the mass evacuation of the GSR and it’s subsequent dismantling, seeds from some nasty invasive species have begun sprouting everywhere. 

At first, Agori gardeners are enthralled with the appearance of new plants such as lightvine, encouraging it to grow over buildings throughout New Atero. Bula Berries, always a Matoran favorite, become popular in Agori gardens (great for salads and juicing). And, of course, no public pond is complete without giant lillypads to stroll on. 

Strange stories start to circulate among the garden clubs and landscaper tradesmen. Stories of Agori nearly strangled by an errant patch of grass while mowing the lawn. Rumors spread of gardeners mauled by carnivorous weeds, newly planted trees raining exploding (not Thornax) fruit on lawns, and lawns that melt anything they touch.

No one panics until winter hits and a new type of vine begins growing into heating systems and houses. A vine that attacks any who attempt to remove it and keeps everyone up at night with it’s constant ranting about some being named “Teridax”. 

The small number of Bo-Toa still active are stretched to their limits removing and replanting the most dangerous flora in the city. In response, the city beings deputizing any citizen with a green thumb and a combat-grade spade to patrol neighborhoods and aggressively weed public parks.

Of course, the desire to collect dangerous plants creates a black market run by rogue Bo-Matoran. The rich and affluent use these contacts to collect plants before they can be destroyed and use them to plant deadly security gardens around their mansions. As with the Human Victorian era, gardens of poisonous and deadly plants become something of a fashion in New Atero high society. Some become dedicated plant breeders, and pet Daikau are kept in kitchens and carefully fed scraps and unwanted leftovers. 

Landscaping programs in New Atero require students to take at least 3 semesters of combat training.