Vetra Nui

Vetra Nui is an island isolated from "The North", or the northern area of the Matoran Universe.

The Discovery of Vetra Nui


Vetra Nui was stumbled across by Toa Baros, a toa of gravity, after he left the Southern Continent. He had brought fellow Ba-Matoran who had offered to go along with him for the journey. They first stopped at Artidax, which was the last Southern Island known to them at the time, but their stay was limited due to the high volcnaic activity that Artidax had to offer. Then, it was out to the unknown. There was little to no information for the Southern Islands, so Toa Baros was flying blind from that point on. After a long and dangerous journey, he had discovered an island, even after passing many.

The Ba-Matoran Influence
Toa Baros' arrival did not go unnoticed, however. He had landed on Fa-Vetra, the home of the Fa-Matoran, or the matoran of magnetism. Baros and his crew were spotted by lone scout named Farovick (who would later become a Toa) who confronted them and asked them of their business. Baros had told Farovick that he was a traveler and his crew needed food and shelter. Farovick agreed and brought them to Fa-Vetra, where Toa Baros began to learn the island. When Toa Baros was asked about where he had come from, he told the Fa-Matoran of "The North" and the tales of Toa, Makuta, Artakha, and much more. They began to treat his and his crew like royalty and allowed them a piece of the island in the center to make their own settlement. Word spread of their arrival to the other tribes and they were welcomed as well. Soon, Toa Baros realized that he could use his power to bring a great city to life. So, he sacrificed his power to bring "The Central City", or Ba-Vetra, to life. Toa Baros became Turaga Baros and the undisputed leader of all of Vetra Nui. With this, Turaga Baros gave the tribes Northern technology, such as electricity, adavanced cities, and mines.

The Creation of Toa Warriors
The tribes had also learned of the toa, and wanted to create them as soon as possible. Each tribe selected a matoran to become toa. The first five were Farovick, the toa of magnetism, Volta, the toa of lightning, Suvor, the toa of plasma, Cerina, toa of psionics, and Botan, the toa of plantlife, the leader. However, the De-Matoran were in the middle of a dilema.

The De-Matoran Toa Crisis
The De-Matoran leaders were not too fond of the idea of a toa in the beginning, due to their acute sense of hearing and the fear of the toa causing far too much noise and terroizing the people rather than protecting them. When the other five toa were created, the De-Matoran were pressured into making one of their own. Soon, factions formed and De-Vetra was split between opinions. De-Vetra was engulfed in high tensions and much violence. The entire area almost erupted into a civil war until the five toa were sent in to force the creation of a six toa. The pro-toa side rejoiced and the anti-toa side was so disgraced that they ultimately left Vetra Nui for good and were never seen again. Eventually, Desarg was chosen and was made the first toa of sonics, finally filling the toa team.