Mahrika

A Ga-Matoran, her Vo-Matoran girlfriend was slaughtered when the Skakdi arrived on her island. Desperate to save her, Tuakana convinced Mahrika to turn Vokarda into a Kraata, who she believes continues to guide her.

## Backstory

Ages ago, the Skakdi invaded the island of Xa-Nui and devastated the native Matoran. One such Matoran was Mahrika, a Ga-Matoran who lived in a small village with her girlfriend Vokarda. When the Skakdi came their village was helpless, their people slaughtered and their homes reduced to rubble. In the end only Mahrika and Vokarda were still alive, and it was then that the Aspect Tuakana approached them.

Tuakana offered the pair the Rite of Desecration, but not for power. They suggested that if Vokarda’s heartlight was sacrificed, a part of her would live on as a Kraata in Mahrika. That she would not be completely lost, and they would not be separated by death. The two Matoran were desperate, their tribe had always feared the Aspects, but their Tribe was gone, and their gods did not seem to care. So they agreed, and Vokarda became a Kraata of Adaption.

Over the ages Mahrika lived a life as a hermit, not hearing word from Tuakana. She spent her time weaving in an underwater cave, hiding from the Skakdi and waiting for her new god to return. Throughout the years she continued to believe her Kraata was Vokarda, every wiggle it made was comforting, reassuring her Vokarda was still here. And every squirming motion was advice, helping her know what to do. She did not doubt that she now carried Vokarda’s spirit inside her, she could not.

Then the Impact happened, and the shockwaves collapsed her submerged cave. She escaped, and began to wander about, trying to find her and Vokarda a new home. In the process she discovered a broken Vahki, and careful scavenged it’s remaining stun staff and its Kanoka. When driving off a rabid Mahi she learned the disk has the power to freeze things, but she has yet to learn the power of the Staff of Loyalty.

## Rebirth

As Mahrika wandered the desert to find a new home for her and Vokarda, she continued to speak to her Kraata. As she wandered she could see a massive ‘mountain in the sky,’ one that had not existed when she went underground. Could the Skakdi have built it? As she waddled through the sands she stumbled onto a Suva and an Onu-Matoran, which seemed equally impossible. She became convinced she was in an illusion, after all how could a Matoran still be alive, let alone a Suva still standing.

She drew her Kanoka to fight, scaring the other Matoran. However her Kraata seemed to advise her to calm down, and the Onu-Matoran managed to talk her down. As they relaxed a bit the two Matoran and a Kraata began to work together to solve the mystery of the Suva.

## Abilities, Weapons, and Traits

She is deeply obsessed with the belief that Vokarda is her Kraata, and to hear someone suggest otherwise would be enraging. She firmly believes that Tuakana’s goal to “conquer death“ is just, and if they returned to ask her to serve, she would follow with a zealous desperation. All her years in isolation hiding and waiting have left her body weaker and smaller than the average Matoran, and she remains terrified of Skakdi.

As a Matoran of Water she has enhanced lung capacity, and is naturally a better swimmer than most Matoran. While she cannot use her mask power, the telescopic lens built into it alone her to magnify her vision, letting her spot threats off in the distance, as well as do detail work with her weaving.

Mahrika has a Stage One Kraata of Adaption, allowing her to adapt quickly to environments of extreme heat or extreme cold. The latter power allowed her to survive in her underwater cave, despite the lack of warmth.

She currently carries a Ga-Metru Level Three Disk of Freezing, as well as a Staff of Loyalty from a Vahki, though she does not know the latter’s power. She has some equipment for weaving clothes and wears a dress made of kelp fibers, and has a sleeping bag made of woven algae.