Southern Continent
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Location Category: Major Inhabited Location | |
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| Residents | Matoran |
| Population | Unknown |
| Position | South of Metru Nui |
| Pronunciation | N/A |
The Southern Continent, or the BIONICLE Mainland, is a large landmass located in the southern area of the Matoran Universe.
[carve] The Land
[carve] History
Matoran records show that Karzahni would send his "fixed" Matoran here; it is unknown if he only sent them here, however. After the Matoran Civil War, the Makuta Mutran was assigned to watch over the center of the Southern Continent, but typically paid no attention to it. Other Makuta were assigned to watch over other regions of the Continent as well.
During the Great Cataclysm, a part of the center of the continent (Mount Valmai and the land around it) was forced out and rocketed upwards, becoming the floating island of Voya Nui. A large hole was left in the dome of the Southern Continent, and soon a Giant Waterfall formed, flowing through the continent's dome and into another hole left where Voya Nui once was. This water fell into Karda Nui, which is located beneath the continent.
The Toa Mahri managed to return Voya Nui to its original location, filling the hole in the center of the continent. The Staff of Artakha was used by the Toa Nuva to repair damages done by the Great Cataclysm, and sealed the hole in the continent's dome.
[carve] Landscape
The continent is described to be huge and lit with Lightstones. It is also, like Metru Nui, situated in a dome and at the same level. However, it is located to the far south of Karzahni and Metru Nui. Voya Nui is located in the central area of the Continent.
There is a series of caves underneath the surface of the Mainland and in the roof of Karda Nui that are home to the Av-Matoran. Some Av-Matoran left to colonize Karda Nui, but they went back to their homeland. At a later date, some Av-Matoran were taken from their homeland and scattered during the Time Slip.
There is also a lake in the central part of the continent with at least one Matoran-inhabited island. It was there that Vican lived before being transformed into a Shadow Matoran.
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