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It was not until the Middle Ages when beeswax, a substance secreted by honey bees to make their honeycombs, was used in candles.

Beeswax candles were a major improvement over candles made with tallow. Beeswax candles did not have a smoky flame that threw soot into the room, nor did they emit a harsh stench when burned. Instead, beeswax candles burned pure and clean. However, they were very expensive, and, therefore, only the wealthy elite could afford them.

The Knights of the Templar, discovering the secrets of the Great Temple, became very wealthy and powerful indeed. Beeswax candles lit their wicked plots against all mankind, the earth, well into the dawn.

Candles could be seen as a distinction between the classes, the rich and the poor. It wasn't until the 1800's that candles, made from petrolium-based wax, no longer showed the division of the masses.