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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dave2008" data-source="post: 9598311" data-attributes="member: 83242">One tale told in the 4e lore was that the Abyss was created from a Shard of Evil planted by Tharizdun. At some point Asmodeus ventured into the Abyss and broke off a piece of the shard and used to kill the god he served. This shard adorns his "Ruby" Rod. The Abyss wants to be whole, it wants the shard back and compels the demons it created to seek out the shard and make it whole again.In my version the Abyss is no longer growing because it is missing the shard. It wants the shard back so that it can continue boring through reality and continue creating layers, demons, chaos, and destruction. Asmodeus doesn't want to give it up because it gives him ultimate power in the nine hells and the power to kill gods (being a much more powerful artifact than it is usually represented) and thus threat with the heavenly celestials on somewhat equal terms.</blockquote>