Perfection is subjective
It's funny. I never considered non gods to be npcs. Considering they are controlled by a human GM, I tend to treat them similarly to how I treat other players. If anything, I probably treat my followers better than I treat most of the other gods. Fusil and Grauel both seem to treat their archangels like family or close friends to a large extent. At least that's how I see things. It's also kind of why I don't like directly acting out the Devourer. I like to think of it as a separate but close entity to Grauel and not just a tool or extension.
Oh, don't get me wrong. Video Game Kindness Capacity is certainly in play here. I try to be protective and kind to my NPCs, if only because since it's an actual human being deciding how they act, there is a bit more responsiveness than an AI would give. And Darruth views basically all of his creations as his children, to an extent; but that's my point. They are the Children, He is the Parent.
Mostly my point was about these people basically being, in the end, an interactive power source, if you want to make it sound as heartless as possible, because all the arguments about 'wow you're certainly putting yourself on a pedestal/being racist for thinking you're better than X/Y is better than X' were being to annoy me because YES. We're GODS. We're a bit more important both for the survival of the bubble, since mortals can get fucked over by the Void if left to their own devices, and in terms of general power, AND in terms of storyline importance, where we, as a whole, are the Protagonists, and the Void are the Antagonists. Sorta.
Also, as a point of clarification, just because I want to make things clear; Not caring isn't quite the same as ignoring. Not caring just means you aren't a factor anymore, in terms of giving a shit about how it might affect people's feelings, what they might like to see in the game, or anything like that. Doesn't mean I won't read your posts in the vague hopes that something interesting might come out of it. And since I care what KJP thinks, still, I'll try and keep things mostly civil. Don't want this game descending into anarchy, after all. I just feel that things will go a lot more smoothly if I can manage to not give a shit about what you think, say, do(up to a point; Fusil's still a factor, after all), or feel. And additionally: Nope.
After-post: Perfection is impossible. Thetis' Folly; in the OP. Attempting to be strong everywhere will result in one being weak everywhere. If nothing else, pumping enough Essence towards something will eventually cause it to break, or to be done 'successfully'. I try and cover weaknesses, but I try to do it in the sense of 'oh look the castle has a hole in the wall let's go in there and oh god so many traps why did we think this was a good idea arghlblarghlbleh'