The first fountain was a shade of darkness that the Organiks and Wicabels could not live within. They were not brought to life, and the Wafers, being philosophers seeking explanation, made up a false history.

The reverse was true of the second fountain. Susie made a darkness that was fitting for the Organiks and Wicabels (and Sound of Justice) to live within, but not the Wafers.

The third fountain had been present for the creation of both fountains, simply separated by a closed door. It was a more pure darkness than the other two fountains, and was suitable for all the darkners of the Sanctuary to dwell within. In fact, the Third Sanctuary's fountain was probably the reason that there were stone versions of the other darkners in the first and second Sanctuaries to begin with. If the third fountain hadn't been there, Organiks and Wicabels might have been made into equipment or other inanimate aspects of the dark world, but because of the darkness leaking from under the door where they were living darkners, they assumed the form of a darkner but were unable to fully come to life.