Yes, we have our war beast/beast of burden, our supplies to trade with. Now we need a proper army with proper weaponry.
Speaking of which, I would assume our intent is to conquer, so it would be wise to consider where. At the moment, confronting Maher seems foolish, because of the land he controls, and the relative ease with which he raised an army to destroy our, albeit undeveloped, village, and did quite well. Not to mention he has revealed a number of abilities which far outstrip our own.
Ceres, would also, then seem like a bad place to try and conquer, because of the many gods vying over it for power, and none of which would be glad with our interference. In a worst case scenario, they might band together, creating a force far too powerful for us to fight. Not to mention we don't know even a rough estimate of their strengths, or even their numbers or names.
We could, likely, assume the Krait would be willing to assist our endeavours with his reptilian army, if we could convince him. However, he is practically a pure CHAOS god, and to be generally untrusted because of it.
I do not recall owners of Aquitane being mentioned, but they probably exist. However, it seems the least hostile place. A prudent move would seem to be to scout first, and if possible recreate the peaceful occupation method we used with Minas Iroh.