Editing Mood and Themes (section)

== Gods ==

Just to try something different, despite this not being the case in canonical Winterweir, the gods are actually real.  To prevent Deus Ex Machina from occurring, the gods only work through intermediaries and an encounter with one is a rather terrifying experience....if you recognize them.  Bizarrely, the gods in Winterweir are also rather interested in mortal affairs.  Dreams and portents where the gods visit individuals occur but Kaalon might actually visit someone's bedside as a Doctor to speak with them while they're dying or Sybus might take in a show with her husband Heton (Neil Gaiman's Dream and Death are a good example for how they behave).

Regarding the level issue.  Winterweir's gods would pretty much find smiting beneath them.  Likewise, nothing a player character could do could possibly threaten them as they are products of human consciousness on Winterweir.  Thus, there's no level grind since they have no actual interest in confronting mortals physically.