There won't be just like "one evil god the other good god" thing, there will be 12 gods/goddesses and a few other powerful beings. I'm trying to blur the good and evil as much as possible, tho some will be more good and some more evil.
Just a small question, will there be some kind of beginner/safe castle, like previous time? I found a really neat place for a settlement, but it looks like a perfect spot for a safe zone.
There will, it's in the middle of an ocean and between the 3 continents (picture of map below, there's a red cross left of number 3). It won't be a castle, tho, it'll be a temple this time.
Don't think I directly will involve gods/goddesses in the world. More likely are the powerful beings and/or champions of the gods, so there could be some events happening. There will be some kind of an antagonist for sure, otherwise the world would be boring, but hopefully won't just be a mob spam like last time.
I think you're thinking of the island that may have a portal to the main spawn on it Anyway, I have added a few more islands since I posted that picture.