Ceru

Ceru was a Ce-Koya clairvoyant and later a Toa of Plasma as one of the six Toa Koya who were later known as the Toa Nova.

Biography
As a Matoran, Ceru was a clairvoyant, and she could speak directly to the Great Beings to ask for guidance. Using this knowledge, she often used her intuition to make decisions on small things deemed unworthy of the Great Beings' involvement, using the guidance of the Great Beings to lead her to the right suggestion. One night, after all the commissioned Matoran had returned to their homes, Ceru recieved a message from the Great Beings. They warned her of a tall being called Redd, who would soon steal the Mask of Creation and bring chaos to Koya Nui. Ceru obeyed their order to retrieve a Toa Stone from the shrine and make way to the Great Toa Shrine in the center of Koya Nui. At this time, five other Matoran were bringing their Toa Stones to the shrine, and in a blinding flash of divine light, Ceru and the five others were transformed into Toa.

Not understanding the reason the Great Beings had transformed them, Sura requested that they all recall their tales of how they were given the stones, in hopes that this would clear up the mystery behind their transformation. Ceru told the Toa all about the warning she recieved but said she did not know what it entailed. The Toa resolved that all the stories (except Cellik's) had a connection to a creature called Redd, so they chose their Toa Tools from the shrine and embarked on a journey to find Redd. Ceru picked a pair of golden katanas that shone with radiance.

With their weapons chosen, the team split up to search for Redd in each Koya. Ceru searched Ce-Koya, and discovered a Turaga that was in hiding from Redd. He was identical to the description in Cellik's story, and he said that he could say nothing and he had to go find another place to hide now. With a flick of his staff, a sandstorm appeared and he vanished.

When the team regrouped, they explained the events that had passed. Toa Fanua had discovered that Redd was after a great Kanohi known as the Mask of Creation, but could not obtain it because its location was known only by a Turaga known as Goll, who, according to Cellik's story, was dead. Ceru, however, said that she had met this Turaga Goll herself, and the Toa began to question the accuracy of Cellik's tale and don't believe him when he tries to tell them Redd's location, so Cellik embarks on his own while the other Toa go to search for Goll.

They find him in the outskirts of Koya Nui, and Goll tells them that they must obtain the Mask of Creation before Redd does. He tells them that it is hidden in the Shrine of Creation, but the Toa decide to help Cellik first, using the virtue of Unity as a guide. They find Cellik at the mercy of Redd, but Barion is able to hold Redd down using Gravity just in time to save Cellik from death. Believing their foe to be helpless under Barion and Fanua's grasp, the Toa focus their energy on reviving Cellik's strength so they can go to obtain the Mask together. They underestimated Redd's strength, however, and he escaped their grasp and uses his power of intimidation to learn the location of the Mask. He then fled, leaving Barion and the other Toa to battle the twins Fallara and Vallara.

The Toa manage to defeat them and they all go follow Redd's trace, where they finally face Redd at the Shrine of Creation in the center of Koya Nui. Redd is outnumbered by the six Toa, but before his defeat, he slashed a deep gash in the side of the mask, causing it to leak out creation energy from it. This transforms Fanua and the other Toa into the much stronger Toa Nova. Ceru's Katanas transformed into Esper Blades, which had an energy field around it with strength relative to Ceru's Elemental Energy.

With their new powers, the Toa defeated Redd for good. Fanua, Toa of Magnetism, fled from the rest of the Toa, and the others returned to their homes where they were celebrated by the Matoran. This celebration was cut short, however, by a creature attacking the Koyas. The Toa panicked at the missing sixth Toa because there was nobody to protect Fa-Koya. However, the creature was stooped by Darius, a one-armed swordsman who the Toa fought when he guarded the Great Shrine of Creation. Although he was not a Toa, Darius fought alongside them and was able to stop the beasts. After the skirmish, Darius tells the Toa that the beasts were attacking because of the Mask of Creation's destruction, and that the only was to stop them permanently was to fight the Lords of Apocalypse and Catastrophe who were creating these creatures. The Toa split up again to search for the Turaga that could teach them to hone their complimentary elements. Ceru returned to Turaga Goll, who taught her the power of Stone before going into hiding once again.

The Toa and Darius all gathered again with their new powers, except Fanua, who was still missing. Darius had absorbed power from the Mask of Creation after returning to the Great Shrine of Creation and became the Toa of Life, taking Fanua's place as the sixth Toa. They all went to battle the Lords of Catastrophe and Apocalypse, but could not defeat them until Fanua appeared, displaying a massive amount of power and destroying the foes with ease. The destruction of the Lords of Apocalypse and Catastrophe led to a chain reaction that began to sink Koya Nui, and so Fanua displayed one last power and created a large globe that gloated magnetically in the sky for the Matoran to dwell. The Toa all went into this globe except Darius, who felt he belonged with the shrine, and Ceru transformed into the Turaga of Psionics.

As a Turaga, Ceru retained her occupation as a clairvoyant, seeking wisdom and quidance from the great beings.

Mask and Tools

Ceru wore Kanohi Reki, the Mask of Shrinking, which allowed her to become extremely small and evasive. This was useful primarily for stealth. She carried two Katanas that strengthened her ability to concentrate on her Elemental Energy as well.

After becoming a Toa Nova, Ceru weilded two Esper Blades, which glowed a blue hue that became more radiant the stronger her Elemental Energy was. This allowed her to convert her high Energy into a physical weapon.

Traits
Ceru was the wise one, always trying to fill the gap that the other Toa often felt stood between them. She was wise, caring, and empathetic, and her psionic powers let her feel the pain of others.

Ceru is the strongest user of Elemental Energy. She can expend it with little effort and its results are devastating. However, Ceru is a pacifist and prefers using her elemental energy to heal rather than hurt, so she stays away from the front lines to aid her fellow Toa by increasing their vitality.

Trivia

 * Ceru's role on the team is Healer, thanks to her proficiency in using Elemental Energy and her preference of healing her allies.