Xia

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"I had never been there before, but I had heard the island was an industrialized nightmare. As it turned out, the accent was on the "nightmare" part..."

— Gali Nuva, Toa Nuva Blog

Parent Page: Locations

Xia Location Category: Major Organization-Related Location

Location Info
Residents	Vortixx
Population	Unknown
Position	South East of Metru Nui
Pronunciation	ZEE-ah

Xia is an environmentally devastated island that is dominated by industrial production, and is home to a powerful warrior-like race called Vortixx. The island serves as a massive producer of weapons that supply almost every organization in the BIONICLE Planet.

1 History
2 Landscape
- 2.1 Location
3 Inhabitants
4 Appearances

[carve] History

Xia was initally ruled by Pridak and was the most northern island under his rule. He saw the potential for Xia to be a mass manufacturer of weapons, and set it into motion. The island would eventually become one of the largest weapon manufacturers in the Matoran Universe. The island manufactures weapons, such as war machines that were used by the Barraki and The League of Six Kingdoms, or Cordak Blasters, which were designed by Hydraxon.

After the League was defeated by the Brotherhood of Makuta the island began to manufacture goods for the Brotherhood, who soon became its largest customer. They also began to provide the Dark Hunters with weapons (except the time they stole the prototype Zamor Launchers from the island of Nynrah, when they were not allowed back on the island for a while). As payment for a load of weapons they gave to the Hunters, the Vortixx received the Staff of Artakha.

Kojol, the Makuta of Artakha, went to Xia after the Raid of Artakha to request a special armor-eating virus to be made into a weapon, but the Order of Mata Nui arranged that the virus would escape, and the virus destroyed his armor. Before he could do anything, the Order incinerated his Antidermis in a forge. The Vortixx claimed that they knew nothing about it, but the Brotherhood did not believe them. As a result, Teridax ordered part of the island destroyed to remind them to be more careful.

The Kanohi Dragon was sent to this island after the Toa Mangai managed to defeat it, but the Vortixx always denied it. The Order of Mata Nui suspected that the Vortixx were studying it for weaponry.

Later Roodaka, a female Vortixx native to Xia, used the Visorak Battle Rams manufactured on the island to overtake Metru Nui. Xia still has a deal with the League of Six Kingdoms, but not one based on the island.

Recently, a rumor spread through Xia that the League of Six Kingdoms is about to return to power. Because of this, production of numerous kinds of weapons has increased.

After Botar teleported Tahtorak to Xia, the Rahi went on a rampage in the center of the city. A fight eventually broke out between the Tahtorak and the Kanohi Dragon until the Tahtorak had injured the Dragon enough for the Toa Hagah, who had arrived to protect the Vortixx from the two Rahi, to bring it down. Toa Bomonga then used his Mask of Growth to wrestle Tahtorak to the ground. However, Toa Gaaki soon discovered a fleet of Dark Hunter ships approaching. Iruini teleported using his Kanohi Kualsi to one of the ships where he met The Shadowed One, who told him the Order of Mata Nui needed to ensure the Xians didn't provide any more weapons to the Brotherhood of Makuta. To do so, The Shadowed One planned to destroy the island and all of its inhabitants.

[carve] Landscape

Xia's cityscape against The Mountain.

Xia is a very inhospitable land where, according to Roodaka, "The sky rains fire...the grasses are filled with acid...". Toa Gali described the land as an "industrial nightmare...with accent on the nightmare"; it is completely environmentally devastated, with every inch of the island not taken up by the Mountain covered in factories, warehouses, docks, and other buildings. There are no houses in Xia; all inhabitants sleep near their posts, in case they are needed for an unexpected order. The only water source is a small, dirty stream that winds around the Mountain and passes through many factories on its course. The pollution is awful; the only clean air on the island is said to exist at the top of a large peak named "The Mountain", which is a sentient rock left there by Makuta Mutran that attempts to consume those who try to climb it.

Due to the pollution caused by heavy industry, only a few species of Rahi have managed to survive here. Unfortunately, half of Xia has been destroyed by a fight between two Rahi there, the Tahtorak and Kanohi Dragon.

[carve] Location

Unlike Daxia, Odina, or Destral, the residents of Xia keep all of their sea routes available and clear of any obstacles. It can be reached by sailing out of the southern gate of Metru Nui, then steering North-West and following the dome. Xia can be spotted about 1 kio away. Recently, Xia tested its newest weapons on a nearby island, blowing it apart to prevent it from being an obstacle to any Sea Route. Unfortunately, this caused a few exotic species of Rahi to be wiped out.

[carve] Inhabitants

A tower on Xia.

The Vortixx are the main residents of Xia. They are also known as "Xians" for that reason.
"The Mountain" is a sentient mountain that all Vortixx must climb as a rite of passage. The Mountain will try and devour them as they climb.
An undisclosed number of Nynrah Ghosts.
Only a few species of Rahi, such as the Smoke Hawk live on Xia.

[carve] Appearances

The Mutran Chronicles (In a Flashback)
Comic 24: Shadow Play (Not Mentioned by Name)
BIONICLE Legends 4: Legacy of Evil
Comic 6: Web Comic (Mentioned Only)
Toa Nuva Blog
BIONICLE Legends 10: Swamp of Secrets (Mentioned Only)
Dwellers In Darkness
BIONICLE World
BIONICLE Encyclopedia: Updated (Mentioned Only)

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