Another idea we had was giving players back their powers as they go up in ranks, with those who don't have any powers getting new ones instead. That way you'd still get to play with your character's powers (eventually) while not starting out with a major advantage compared to others.

A neutral area sounds like a great idea actually. Maybe have some neutral deities keeping the place as a neutral zone to record the battles and the war.

That's our main worry actually - we want this game to be as fun for both good and bad characters. So we'll keep thinking about that more. Making it more grey does sound like a good opportunity. We'll give it some thought!