Keelo's Empire

Keelo's Empire is the name given to a small empire created on Powai Nui. Keelo is the Emperor, however he is secretly manipulated by Makuta Hysterix, who is thought to be dead by the Empire's population.

History
During a battle between the native Toa of Powai Nui and the colonists from Leskya Nui, an Onu-Matoran thief named Keelo placed on the Mask of Catastrophes. This caused a violent earthquake to shake the battlefield, causing Keelo to fall in to Lake Faradi. At the time, Turaga Maroona had electrified the water in order to shock Toa of Magnetism Hatar, and the combined power of the Mask of Catastrophes and lightning mysteriously mutated Keelo into a powerful Toa capable of controlling Fire, Earth and Lightning, three of the many elements the Legendary Mask can control.

After this incident, Keelo leaped out of the water and displayed his newfound power. What happened directly after this has not been recorded, but in the span of a month Keelo had conquered much of the island of Powai Nui. Forming his own empire and crowning himself the "emperor", he began terrorizing the native Toa, Matoran and Turaga.

Organization
Keelo was the Emperor of his empire, with Vandir being the general and Merdana the head of the scouting forces. Makuta Hysterix hid within the empire, "assisting" Keelo in ruling the empire. Of course, Hysterix truly intended to overthrow Keelo and take the empire over himself, later planning to use it to gain control of other parts of the Matoran Universe.