Long ago, the lands of the old faith were not ruled by four bishops, but instead by hundreds of gods. The First Gods were once well known, and revered, it is unknown what happened to the First Gods, but all that remained of them was their weapons, their tears, and their ichor. Even Haro does not know what happened to them. Only one skull of such a God can be found in Spore Grotto, where the Mushrooms would later be born.

Hatched under the First Gods, the feathered ones Clauneck, Kudaai, and Chemach are the keepers of Godly Tools, one of fate, one of weapons, and one of relics. By their nature, they never seek godly power. However, Chemach eventually went mad and mutated, not to the surprise of her siblings, as Clauneck foresaw her descent into madness.

Things soon began to change. Gods began to come and go. Crowns being found, crowns being lost. Soon five crowns were to be discovered by five siblings, which would then seal the fate of many gods: Leshy, Heket, Kallamar, Shamura, and Narinder.

Many gods fell, many crowns disappeared, and many followers soon joined the Old Faith. The remaining gods were either killed or they renounced their power before the bishops reached them (the latter Haro possibly did). Thus, the Old Faith became the dominant religion of the lands, and there were no more Gods to challenge them.

Narinder represented the only constant; he was the only one of the five who was never allowed to bring forth the opposite of his dominion. Kallamar's followers prayed for health and long lives, while Heket's followers prayed for bountiful feasts and good harvests, Leshy's followers prayed for safety, and Shamura's followers prayed for knowledge.

Despite being in captivity, The One Who Waits began sending vessels with his Red Crown to kill the bishops and start a cult in his name, however, none of them could kill even a single bishop. The last and only living of these ineffective vessels was Ratau, who was kept alive after the Red Crown was taken from him.

The Bishops had almost succeeded in their quest to slaughter all of the lambs, with there being only one lamb left to be sacrificed...