[quote=@A Lowly Wretch]The only thing I'll note is that those deities who's Divine Cords are not gathered within the spheres of the palace's main hall would simply be sleeping, not missing altogether. They technically can be found provided one has the means to reach the location they sleep within.[/quote]

I know, but M'arash was once human and as such wouldn't know that the gods were sleeping. He wouldn't have looked into it after becoming a god as well, because he was too busy building his realm and gathering followers to go and investigate. So in his mind, they've vanished without a trace.