Bionicle Lorebook

There are two categories of beings called Protoderians and Magnans. Magnans: Carbon based life forms that are fully biological like real life, but unlike humans have skin that can be red blue or yellow. They also have all of the same emotions and dietary needs as humans. They have however developed a surgery that makes people stop aging, which most Magnans undergo after either acheiving a great feat or getting married. Protodermians: Life based on a metal called protodermis which has been arranged to form organic matter such as cells and dna. Protodermians do not age and don't die of old age. They also do not have the means to reproduce and cannot feel the emotion of love, but do experience all other human thoughts and emotions. Protodermians were artificially created by a group of Magnans called the Great Beings. Protodermians can also choose to consume energy directly instead of eating food.

The Magnans have 7 elements, which are a cultural aspect for them. The Magnan elements are Water, Jungle, Rock, Sand, Fire, iron, and Ice. The Protodermians have 16 elements, which will effect their abilities and will leave a member of their element with a color scheme that matches their biological element. The Protodermian elements are Ice, Fire, Water, Air, Stone, Earth, Light, Shaddow, Gravity, Iron, Magnetism, Jungle (also called The Green), Plasma, Psionics (the Mind), Sonics, and Lightning. The protodermian elements all have prefixes associated with them that are used when talking about a member of a species or a place associated with that element. Ice is Ko, Fire is Ta, Water is Ga, Air is Le, Stone is Po, Earth is Onu, Light is Av, Shaddow is Kra, Gravity is Ba, Iron is Fe, Magnetism is Fa, Jungle is Bo, Plasma is Su, Psionics is Ce, Sonics is De, and Lightning is Vo. An example ussage would be Ta-Matoran is a Matoran of the Fire element.

Matoran: The most common Protodermian species. Stands 4 feet tall and requires wearing a mask called a kanohi at all times or they become comatose. They are unable to use Kanohi powers as they lack the required willpower. They tend to be the average everyday person in society. They have trace amounts of their element that manifests as an innate ability. All Matoran of Lightning, Water, and Psionics are female, some Light and Shaddow matoran are female, but the other elements are only male. Toa: A Matoran subspecies that stands 7 feet tall and serves as the protectors and warriors of the Matoran. Their species name also means hero, so if a Toa breaks the Toa's moral code they are no longer considered a Toa despite biologically being a Toa. Toa can create, control, and absorb their element and use Kanohi. Turaga: A subspecies of Toa that stands 5 feet tall that a Toa turns into when they fulfill their destiny and relinquish their power. Turaga are placed in leadership positions by the Matoran. Turaga can control their element and use Kanohi, Skakdi: A protodermian species that stands 7 feet tall and has a permenant smile on their face. They can only use their element when working with another Skadki, however Skakdi are mistrustful and won't hesitate to stab an ally in the back. Skakdi are unable to use Kanohi as they don't have the mental fortitude to do so. They also love to fight. Skadki don't have their element tied to their gender. Makuta: A Protodermian speceice standing 12 feet tall that are all of the shaddow element and have 42 non-elemental powers. They are able to use Kanohi powers as well. They are made of antidermis at their core, which is a gas, and they can possess machines to form a body for themselves. They were the main antagonists and were out to conquer the world, howver they were all killed by their leader, whom ended up being killed later. The only remaining Makuta was exiled by the Makuta and had a vendetta against them. Vortixx: A 12 foot tall protodermian species whom don't have an elemental affiliation. They all are black and silver and are intelligent, manipulative, and cruel. They are the best craftsmen in the world though. Zyglak: An amphibious and scaly protodermian race whom stands 10 feet tall. They are hotile to all other races and will kill them without hesitation. They are unable to use Kanohi. Agori: A 4 foot tall Magnan race whomare the main race on Spherus Magna. They are hardy workers and are very adaptable and resourceful, however they have lost the ability to make new things due to a cataclysmic event. Zesk: A subspecies of Agori whom have scorpion tails and were heavily ostracised by the other races and eventually became little more than animals who can use tools due to it. Glatorian: A Magnan species that stands 7 feet tall and are primarily warriors and gladiators. Vorox: A subspecies of Glatorian whom have scorpion tails and were heavily ostracised by the other races and eventually became little more than animals who can use tools due to it. Bone Hunters: A nomadic Magnan race that stands 4 feet tall and have heightened sense of smell and strength in comparison to the Agori as well as a strategic mind. Skrall: A Mgnan brutal and savage warrior race that stands 6 feet tall. They have a caste system based on their subspecies, being Warriors, Special Forces, and Leaders. Skrall Leaders stand 12 feet tall and the Special Forces are more muscular than the Skrall Warriors. Elemental Lords: A Magnan species whom used to be Glatorian, however they were modified to have elemental powers. There is only one of each of the Magnan elements. The Great Beings: A group of Glatorian whom single-handedly advanced the science of Spherus Magna to crazy levels and invented all of the advanced science.

Spherus Magna: The planet everything happens on. It is in a binary star system and orbits only one of the planets, which causes the second sun in the sky to eventually shift into the night sky during summer and shift back to the day sky in winter. The planet has 36 hours in a day instead of 24 and their hours are the same amount of time, but their minutes are 100 seconds, which makes the hours have 36 minutes.

Kanohi: Masks that people with enough discipline and willpower can use to do seemingly supernatural stuff. There's about 90 types of Kanohi and their powers can be absolutly anything, however each power also has an inherant weakness or limitation.