Aquavian

Aquavians were a reptilian species inhabiting the freshwater areas of Zakaz in the Matoran Universe.

Biography
Shortly after the successful departure of the Great Spirit Robot from Spherus Magna, Mata Nui became somewhat overeager with the creation of new species to serve additional functions, resulting in the plethora of different species that would come to inhabit the Matoran Universe. The Aquavian species was one such creation.

Initially conceived alongside the Skakdi species with the superfluous intention of maintaining Zakaz - the region of the Matoran Universe where harmful chemicals, materials, and waste were transported - the Aquavians were charged with recycling and purifying harmful materials in the waters surrounding the land, living a life of relative ease and comfort, inhabiting the island’s central lake and its surrounding waters. The Aquavians were able to naturally purify any harmful toxins that made their way to the surface, thus ensuring the environmental equilibrium of the Zakaz dome was maintained.

However, roughly 75,000 years ago, following a number of experiments conducted by Makuta Spiriah, the Skakdi natives of Zakaz were evolved into a more barbaric state. Spiriah's influence on the native population was so fundamental that the Skakdi species developed into a series of warring factions. As the Skakdi Civil War raging on the surface, the Aquavians continued their underwater purifying operations. With the surface-dwellers now incapable of cleansing the land as a result of Spiriah's experimentation, the Aquavians were forced to heft a greater workload, collecting and treating greater quantities of aquatic debris in order to prevent the island from becoming polluted and to ensure the continued functionality of the Great Spirit Robot. This action resulting in much animosity and resentment towards the Skakdi, the implication being that they had abandoned their duties in favor of heedless barbarism.

Known Skakdi

 * Ehlek
 * Reptilian