- 3 millennia ago the prime Discordant (chaotic) and Ordered (lawful) gods allied against Tharizdun, shattering his spiritual power into 6 shards, which manifest as jagged pieces of glass.
- As it was decided that Tharizdun must never be allowed to manifest himself again, his form and spirit were kept divided and far from each other
- The Ordered Gods retained the 3 physical sections
- Bahamut was given the upper physical shard (LG)
- The Red Knight was given the middle physical shard(LN)
- Asmodeus, Lord of Hell, was given the lower physical shard (LE)
- The Discordant Gods hold the 3 spiritual shards
- Avandra was given the upper spiritual shard (CG)
- The middle spiritual shard was given to Gelf Darkheart, gnomish god of war, but was lost in the Astral Plane on a long-forgotten crusade (CN)
- Lolth was given the lower spiritual shard (CE)