There was a time when Tzeentch reigned supreme over the Warp and all of the other Chaos Gods, and held more power than any of them individually. The other Dark Gods became envious, and joined forces to overthrow Tzeentch, thus beginning a conflict that would leave much of the universe devastated. During the final battle, Tzeentch was hurled from his perch amid the Endless Mountains of the Realm of Chaos and, upon impact, his mighty form was shattered into ten thousand pieces. Each of these shards contained a tiny fragment of the Arch-Sorcerer's essence -- a single spell or word of change -- and flung as they were across every corner of space and time, Tzeentch's power was irremediably weakened. This event coincided with the birth of magic, and helped ensure that nobody would ever wield as