Born on the lush planet of Bakura, the Cosmic Balance began as a simple religion of neutrality. Under the guidance of the Hierophant Dif Istuvi the Balance flourished, spreading throughout Bakura, into Orus and from there throughout the galaxy. The followers of the Cosmic Balance believe that every action in the universe has an equal and opposite reaction elsewhere. If someone has good luck, then elsewhere, someone would have an equal amount of bad luck. If two people fell in love, elsewhere two lovers were separated. If one person found three credits, then three other people would lose a credit each. The concept of pruning excess spikes off of cloudberries being necessary for agreeable fruit was used as a allusion for followers of the Cosmic Balance.