for those wondering what the folks of the matoran universe, etc. have been getting up to all this time · 2:46am Jul 25th, 2020
here's a little regional map I managed to churn out today
if Equestria is north of the equator, these guys are situated firmly towards the ass-end of Terra, which means from their perspective the sun and moon have been acting extremely fucky and no one knows why
Here's a run down of all the nations:
The Matoran Alliance: not much that needs explaining, really. It's primarily comprised of 6 distinct regions, one for each primary matoran element, along with a capital Metru that used parts of the original metru nui as its foundation. secondary Matoran elements like Gravety, sound, and Lightning, all reside within one of the six regions, typically one most similar to their own, these are as follows:
- Ta Nui: Iron*, Plasma
- Ga Nui: Psyonics
- Onu Nui: Gravety
- Ko Nui: Sound
- Le Nui: Lightening, Plantlife
- Po Nui: Magnetism
*I went with Fe Matoran residing in Ta Nui because the place has a lot of foundries
these days the Matoran actually operate a standing military, the Ga Matoran run the Navy whilst the Le Matoran run the air force. The toa are more like independent piece keepers, they're seldom seen participating in any drawn out conflicts.
The Agori Republic definitely has much more of a civilized appearance on the surface, the Matoran alliance has a lot of tribal customs and traditions, whilst the Republic would remind one of ancient Greece in terms of the day to day lives. the Glatorians are essentially an elite soldier, supporting a standing army that each tribe posseses.
The Matoran Aliance & The Agori Republic can be seen as kind of like the equivalent of anglosphere nations, like the UK and US or the US and Canada. largely similar and on friendly terms, but they still have differences in regards to nitty gritty internal politics as well as differences of culture
on the whole, Agori are slightly more selfish-minded & distrusting of outsiders, Matoran on the otherhand are more open-minded and welcoming.
Xia and The New Steltian Republic have a very rocky relationship due to past actions of individuals from both sides (IE Rodaka and Sidorak), and to this day are near constantly on the brink of war, this doesn't stop them from both making and selling weapons to anyone that will buy them
Rongonui's borders are defined more by its neighbours than out of any active attempts to maintain them internally, and the fact its name literally means "feral lands" in Matoran should clue you in as to why. it can best be described as a large region of varying biomes housing a number of feudal nomadic clans as well as being the collective dumping ground for exiled individuals.
Hordika also tend to make their own way here as it gives them a place where they can seek isolation if they so choose
The Black Legion is the spiritual successor to the Dark hunters, an army lead by the shadowed one largely comprised of renegade Skrall & Skakdi, along with former dark hunters as his elite soldiers (Along with, rumor has it, supposed Makuta that emerged after the reformation). they used to have a much larger territory, but this has been gradually ebbed away over the millennia by an active and surprisingly successful two pronged guerrilla warfare campaign waged by an alliance of the Zekot & Kliaki clans of southern Rongonui, along with skirmishes along the border with the Skakdi horde
The Skakdi Horde is another region defined by those outside its own borders, it's not so much a single sovereign nation as it is a bunch of warbands that spend just as much time fighting amongst themselves as they do with other countries
The Skrall Empire is a major player in the southlands, and on its way to becoming a legitimate world power on Terra.
The empire is second only to the Matoran alliance in land coverage, but it possesses the largest naval territory by far. Humans played a large role in helping the Skrall obtain such a large territory over such vast distances of water, and if you looked close enough you'd maybe spot some greek influence in their tactics, but even after their disapearence from Terra the Skrall were able to maintain their sphere of influence and even claw in a few more victories from the Agori for good measure
