The Templar Guardians were a group of the Guardians of the Universe that were formed early in their history when they decided to wage a campaign to bring order to the universe in order to save it from the destruction of chaos. During this time, the Oans had imparted great power from the Emotional Spectrum into a being that they called The First Lantern. However, they were forced to imprison this being due to the threat posed by him. According to Krona, the Guardians had betrayed the First Lantern and sealed him away. They had designed a prison for the First Lantern that became known as The Chamber of Shadows. Upon imprisoning The First Lantern, a group of Oans remained behind to serve as wardens where they ensured that their prisoner would never be free due to the dangers posed by him. The