Ko-Powai

Ko-Powai was a chilly mountain range on Powai Nui, and the area that Navahko and Corduk commonly defended.

Description
Ko-Powai is a large snow-covered mountain range on the edge of Powai Nui. As the northern most and most elevated area on the island, it has a cold climate suitable for Ko-Matoran.

Several rivers flow out of Ko-Powai, and are often topped with ice. What little plants that inhabit the area are usually hardly and tough compared to most, usually consisting of bushes, shrubs, and small coniferous and deciduous trees. The Powai Nui Aspen is a deciduous tree which grows only in Ko-Powai, which is revered by the area's inhabitants.

Town
Ko-Powai's population is very different from the other areas of the island. Most Ko-Matoran stay on the outsides of the mountains, while Onu-Matoran live in caves deep inside the mountains and away from the snow. Ko-Matoran are rarely found living inside these caves, and the same goes for the Onu-Matoran and the outsides of the mountain.

Most Ko-Matoran live in circular wooden shacks attached to the side of the mountains, and often have rooms built into the mountain's side. These shacks are connected by walkways built from the mountain. Those living in basins, meadows or even on peaks live in more hut-based quarters, most comparable to the yurts of Central Asia. The Onu-Matoran's caves systems are strikingly similar to the ones found in Onu-Koro on Mata Nui.

Navahko's living quarters consists of four tent-like structures, all connected with hallways made of a similar material, which forms a square when looked at from above. In the center of the square is a watchtower with a searchlight on the top. The tents have books, desks and entrances to tunnels which lead to the caves below. Navahko collectively calls it a "Marquee", although some others call it a "Library" due to Navahko's abundance of books, most of which are given to him forcefully by Ko-Matoran who do not want them.

Corduk's living quarters is built around a grotto found inside the hub room Onu-Matoran cave network. It is composed of both wooden structures built into the hub and smaller cave rooms. As the hub has two stories of platforms, Corduk's area includes a staircase leading to the upper platforms. One of the cave rooms is simply a room full of chutes which water runs through, with no clear purpose. He has not decided an official title for it, and simply calls it a "Grotto" because of what it is based around.

Culture
As many Ko-Matoran value the future and many Onu-Matoran value the past, the relationship between the two Matoran types is often polarized. They either cope very well, using their diversity to assess all parts of a theory or situation, or have their cultural differences inhibit them with performing cohesive studies. All-in-all, both Matoran types are very oriented on research, and as such this is the most common activity in Ko-Powai.

If the Toa of the island have trouble trying to unravel a mystery or prove something important, Ko-Powai is always the first area they look to. Ko-Matoran and Onu-Matoran alike have made various fantastic discoveries about Powai Nui in the past, such as the usage of Divurgo Crystals and how the Shrine of Salvation operated. Some advances required the help of the other areas, most notably needing multiple Vo-Matoran assistants in order to record the fundamental laws of electricity and magnetism.

Trivia

 * Ko-Powai inhabitants often have large debates with the inhabitants of Le-Powai, usually over environmental issues.
 * The Onu- and Ko-Matoran of Ko-Powai have collectively gathered sufficient information on just about every living organism on Powai Nui which is visible to the naked eye. Others which are smaller are in the process of being studied.