"I wonder which set of rules Lord God of Knowledge considers suitable?" asked Deneir, Oghma's subordinate deity, the god of art and literature.
Oghma said gravely, "The alignment rules established by Ao."
At once, all the holy spirits fell silent.
Yes, these rules had existed since the day they gained self-awareness. They had long since grown accustomed to them.
Just as now, most conflicts over the fundamental path arose because of differing alignments.
Those of lawful and good alignments could never accept the ideas of those inclined toward chaos and evil.
And vice versa.
But alignment rules were different. They did not require anyone to take precedence.
If they used these rules as a foundation, everyone could still hold to their own bottom lines while using the alignments to effectively unite their strength.
Time was pressing. Having finally found rules everyone could accept, they all sprang into action.
With a central guiding principle in place, it became far easier to unify all the different ideas.
Thus, before long, the world before them abruptly transformed into a massive wheel.
The Wheel of Alignment!
At the very center lay absolute neutrality.
The outer ring was divided into eight equal sections, representing lawful good, neutral good, chaotic good, chaotic neutral, chaotic evil, neutral evil, lawful evil, and the other alignments.
It was essentially a replica of an Outer Plane.
The moment this new Wheel of Alignment took shape, all the holy spirits began leading their followers in prayer to it.
The immense power of faith stirred the Crystal Wall World's remaining alignment rules.
Within the Wheel of Alignment, they formed a powerful divine authority.
"It worked!" all the holy spirits cried out in delight.
With this authority, they could, like the Blood God controlled by Orochimaru and the others, unite the power of