"Now listen closely, because this bit is very important. Existence, in all its forms and splendor, functions solely on one principle: God is infallible. To prove Him wrong would undo reality and everything that is. Up would become down, black would become white, existence would become nothingness. In essence, if they are allowed to enter that church, they'll unmake the world."
—Metatron, Dogma
"Once upon a time, there was a golden city. In the centre of the golden city, atop the tallest minaret, were three golden balls. The ancients had prophesied, that if the three golden balls were ever taken away, harmony would yield to discord, and the city would fall to destruction... and death.
—Opening narration from The Thief and the Cobbler
Drizz'l: Well, that's the Earth Orb. To possess it is to possess the soul of the land. If I had to guess, I'd say those are the other orbs, namely water, wind, and fire. In short, this room appears to contain the four primary mechanisms that uh... control... everything...
Garland: Oh, that's useful.
Garland: Oh, that's useful.
This, my silent friend, is an Engine. Lovely, isn't it? It's not often you get to see one up close, or at all. The gods themselves would love to get their hands on one of these pretty things. They keep the world turning, quite literally. But they also do other things. You'll see what I mean....
—Freddy Beaumont, The Secret World
Judy: So this is the most important thing in the universe?
Lotus: Considering that there would be no universe without it, I have to say that's correct.
Lotus: It's indestructible. My countertops aren't.
Vaarsuvius: So your contention is that by eradicating this gate of Dorukan's, Elan has inadvertently weakened the fabric of the universe that keeps this "Snarl" safely trapped?
Lord Shojo: Correct.
Vaarsuvius: And should all five gates be destroyed, you believe the stress would tear the prison apart, releasing the Snarl to undo the world?
Lord Shojo: Correct again.
Vaarsuvius: Then I just have one more question: Why in the blasted infernal hells did anyone install a self-destruct enchantment on the cursed thing??
Lord Shojo: Correct.
Vaarsuvius: And should all five gates be destroyed, you believe the stress would tear the prison apart, releasing the Snarl to undo the world?
Lord Shojo: Correct again.
Vaarsuvius: Then I just have one more question: Why in the blasted infernal hells did anyone install a self-destruct enchantment on the cursed thing??
Tia: Connie carries the caretaker mantle.
The Guardian: The what?
Connie: I'm a cosmic lynchpin that keeps the universe from falling apart.
The Guardian: The what?
Connie: I'm a cosmic lynchpin that keeps the universe from falling apart.
