Tekint

"I promise my friend, our town will be well defended under my leadership. Any who dare to compromise the palisade will meet a wall of spears on the other side."

- Tekint to Taryn

Tekint was a Ta-Matoran living in Ta-Kriva.

Early History
Tekint was one of the first Matoran living on Kavaka Nui, like Tematin and Taryn, and also like them he helped in the choosing the location, and later the construction of Ta-Kriva. When Taryn took charge of the Ta-Kriva Guard, Tekint was promoted to Second-in-command of the Ta-Kriva Guard. He became known for being possibly the strongest Matoran on Kavaka Nui - a trait that earned him the honorary title "Ta-Krivan Warlord" -, but lacked Taryn's genius. Despite this he was still a reasonably skilled military tactician.

Kavaka Nui's Golden Age
He watched the villages of Kavaka Nui flourish into cities.

Rise of the Cutl
When the Cutl rose to power and the city of Ta-Kriva was repeatedly pillaged, so it regressed back into a village, Turaga Tematin went insane, and Taryn was forced to take charge of the politics of the village, promoting Tekint to the Guard Captain. He, in turn promoted Charen to Second-in-command of the Ta-Kriva Guard.

Personality
He is fiercely loyal to his village, once saying that if Ta-Kriva fell to the Cutl, he would "make them pay with their lives". He is also very strong and endurant, moreso than Taryn, but is not the brighest ember in the fire. He is though, by no means stupid, he is a skilled military tactician, but not quite as skilled as Taryn, something that, in private, he slightly envies Taryn for.