History of Quartex

Eons ago, a civilization of advanced organic Ro-Beings native to the planet Quartex became threatened by the stellar radiation generated from a nearby star. Their connection to nature and dislike of technology gave them an idea. This idea was a plan to turn every living being into living rocks by having them fused with rock at the very moment the radiation wave hit. The plan was imperfect, and nearly every Rock Lord had forgotten who they originally were.

The Guardians first encountered the Rock Lords during a battle with the evil Renegades, and thus, many later battles between the Guardians and Renegades involved the Rock Lords. This culminated in the Combiner Wars, which involved a team-up between the Guardians and the heroic Rock Lords and the Renegades and the evil Rock Lords.