User blog comment:Supahbadmarine/Canon Discussion 3:THe Warp, Chaos and Gods/@comment-1620907-20131117234157

The definition of "reformed" is subjective. There are several examples of characters who have sought reformative redemption through death, in the knowledge that their souls are already damned. Night Haunter resigned himself to his fate due to the recognition of the fact he had become the very scourge he had sought out to destroy. In a sense he was redeemed and reformed his character by ending his life so that he could no longer be a threat to what he had originally fought for.

On the subject of fanon chaos gods. I believe a system akin to the Alternate Timelines Policy should be enacted. Such large projects should be reserved for ones that the community agree upon due to a shared interest in expanding upon a particular aspect of emotion. The current lot should be subject to review as per the Article Quality Policy with the survivors being preserved as historical examples as people are permitted to choose a specific aspect to focus upon with a group of fellow authors. This way, it prevents lots of needless minor gods popping up that seem to be permanent fixtures as opposed to existing for a mere fraction of time (as is the apparent case for many of these entitties, at least according to the official lore).

I think races should stick to beliefs akin to that of the Tau or have their Gods as mythical beings that may or may not exist (author discretion advised). Acts of faith could possibly be rewarded as "miracles" but direct intervention should not be allowed. A line does need to be drawn somewhere.

For the God-like beings. Daemons who impersonate Gods or who desire to be Gods should be permitted. They have a canonical bearing upon the setting. Even mortals have come to impersonate Gods, as was the case in the Crusade of the Ophidium Gulf, where the local aliens worshiped a figure that called himself the "Voice of the Emperor".

That's my thoughts on the matter.