The Primal Force of Order is both an energy source and a method. It is used by Pilgrims to order and shape the cosmos. Only those who have walked the Long Road can wield it. Its use requires mastery of the three elements of Air, Earth, and Water followed by negative and positive energy, and finally the reintegration of Fire. All of these used in combination and with complete control constitute the Primal Force of Order.
What the Pilgrims have realized is that despite the vast abilities and immortality granted by their knowledge, they cannot step outside its bounds. Their power is based on the rules of this Sphere of Order and since it is the nature of Order to cut away all possibilities for the achievement of one end, they cannot, for instance, create a new element. The only way to have power without limit is to dissolve into nothing at all, that is, become Chaos. This is in fact the purpose of the Long Road. It grants unimaginable power from the standpoint of mortals, but only to those who become avatars of Order as defined in this sphere and can shield themselves and their creations from Chaos.
There are those amongst the Still who believe that some flaw in the Long Road is what caused the Pilgrim known in our galaxy as the Steward to initially fall into madness. Such a thing has never happened before and is only a theory, but there are those who watch more closely now after the events that nearly destroyed our galaxy. There is another whispered fear among the Still, however, coming to each in their own time as they gaze beyond the edge of their cosmos: that the seed of Chaos will always exist in them, as their pearl of Order floats within Chaos, no matter how they discipline themselves.