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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Faolyn" data-source="post: 8840362" data-attributes="member: 6915329">This exactly. If the story had said that the gods left because they were so ashamed of their actions, then that would be OK. It wouldn't excuse their actions, but it would at least show that they know what they did was wrong and that they cared, both of which are important for maintaining that Good alignment. Sure, it would have been better if they had tried to make restitution, but at least it could be argued that due to their nature as literal deities who can affect the world, leaving temporarily was the best sort of restitution. I know I'd accept that.But they didn't. The Krynn gods then just declared that everyone had turned their back on them--even though there were still plenty of truly faithful--and then vamoosed.This isn't even biblical here. In the Flood story, Noah and his family were spared to repopulate the world and were given a rainbow promise that there would never be a be another flood. It was a do-over. In the Cataclysm, the priests were whisked away and, as far as I can tell, not returned, leaving the survivors to suffer from famine, plague, climate change, and zombies for centuries on their own. People have been saying "back then," to try to give context to "divine justice," but back then, priests would have been the backbone of the community--spiritual leaders, healers, counselors, record-keepers--and the gods yanked them away. No do-over. Just 400 years of post-apocalyptic anarchy and suffering.This isn't biblical, it's abusive spouse. "Look what you made me do. Now I'm going to ignore you until you apologize."</blockquote>

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