That's a fair point. Your theory that the gods here are just older Summoned makes a number of aspects of them easier to deal with, in my opinion.

[Everyone's just human, in the end. Or at least, they were.]

In one case, I think it is just Sypha making sure we all meet each other at the right time. [All the warmth is gone at the last comment, and the dhampir lets out a soft snort.]

Destiny isn't real, until it feels like being a jester. That sounds about right.