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With classes coming to a close and finals week happening, I've been rather too busy lately to actually spend much time on any more... elaborate drawings (though I am working on one), but I have been working out 'bios' for all the Matoran Tribes on Bota Nui and making simple sketches like this one to accompany them.

Being ‘elite miners,’ Ba-Matoran were the least hit by the centralized food supply system that drastically altered the appearance of the Po- and Fe-Matoran. Nonetheless, they are one of the shorter tribes, and come naturally equipped with a sturdy build. They wear thick armor in shades of purple with details in grey and black, and usually have short, dark hair. Other than being forged somewhat thicker and heavier than those of other tribes, their Kanohi don’t have much in the way of distinguishing features, although since they work in the mines many have added lightstones to them like the Onu- and Ga-Matoran.

The male (noble kanohi Mahiki, left) appears pissed off at something, or more likely someone; the Ba-Matoran have aligned themselves strongly with the Onu-Matoran and regard the other mining tribes with a certain degree of distaste. The female (great kanohi Avsa, right) looks pretty much like most Ba-Matoran at work; carrying a clipboard and pen, and taking meticulous notes about the mining progress.

Description

With classes coming to a close and finals week happening, I've been rather too busy lately to actually spend much time on any more... elaborate drawings (though I am working on one), but I have been working out 'bios' for all the Matoran Tribes on Bota Nui and making simple sketches like this one to accompany them.

Being ‘elite miners,’ Ba-Matoran were the least hit by the centralized food supply system that drastically altered the appearance of the Po- and Fe-Matoran. Nonetheless, they are one of the shorter tribes, and come naturally equipped with a sturdy build. They wear thick armor in shades of purple with details in grey and black, and usually have short, dark hair. Other than being forged somewhat thicker and heavier than those of other tribes, their Kanohi don’t have much in the way of distinguishing features, although since they work in the mines many have added lightstones to them like the Onu- and Ga-Matoran.

The male (noble kanohi Mahiki, left) appears pissed off at something, or more likely someone; the Ba-Matoran have aligned themselves strongly with the Onu-Matoran and regard the other mining tribes with a certain degree of distaste. The female (great kanohi Avsa, right) looks pretty much like most Ba-Matoran at work; carrying a clipboard and pen, and taking meticulous notes about the mining progress.