[@Carthang]

Happy to answer any and all questions... as long as they don't spoil too much of the metaplot.

1. Yes, you are correct, short of the "walking the earth" part. All of these "gods" were distinctly otherworldly in nature, and while they exerted influence on the mortal world, never physically manifested in it.

2. The Dead Gods are not "worse" than the Dark Gods, just different. They are more alien in nature and behavior, and perhaps more contemptuous of human life, but the Dark Gods are more openly malicious and willing to torment mortals for their own amusement. The Old Gods were, not necessarily good, but at the very least benevolent, and generally shared the goal of protecting the mortal world from the influences of the Dark and Dead Gods.

3. Generally, yes, the Dark/Dead Gods were by and large forgotten in the Age of Kings, though remnants of their worship persisted in such distant reaches as Hyperborea. The general understanding is that these are the same entities, not because of a 1 to 1 resurgence of their worship, but because of the distinct similarities between the entities in the Age of Myths and the Age of Dawn. It depends on the sect/cult if they worship a single entity, or the group as a whole. It is in the nature of some of the Dark Gods to present themselves as something other than what they truly are, such as a nature spirit or an incarnation of Ignis Divine. Though worshippers of the Dark Gods and those aligned to the Dead Gods do not mix.

4. The Old Gods were not only lost to time and history; their presence and worship steadily vanished from the world by some unknown influence. All knowledge remaining of them is vague and indistinct at best. Any group that worships the Old Gods, or believes themselves to be, is probably worshipping a Dark God without realizing.

5. The identities of the Old Gods are generally irrelevant to the RP. No one alive remembers their identities, and they have not returned in the Age of Dawn.

[@Ammokkx]

Best of luck.