The Nui Ship was created by the Great Beings around 600 years before Mata Nui's creation. It was created to go around planets and see if they were habitable. The ship had a handfull of beings,including some Makuta(name given to them with the knowlege of the Great Beings),Toa,Matoran,Many species and creatures. There was also a being called Suram. His job was to create beings to inhabite the large ship,his favorite creation was the Netrox race.