*Rises from an all too familiar grave.* I LIVE!!! ...Maybe. Not sure if A&P has killed me yet.
So. In my time running around like a lost goose, I've been thinking of how best to move forward, and in that, have four ideas:
1) I Deus Ex Machina our butts to a better place story wise. I don't want to do this, as it would null the punishment bit, but if all else fails, it's technically plausible. It would entail one of the god(desses)s deciding that the punishment is too cruel and setting the group up with a series of tasks that help orient their flight into the end. Said tasks would lead to the eventual fights and such. I know I did a poor job giving the quests, so this is here.
2) I use Deus Ex Machina, but instead have it written in old texts, hidden away when the attacks began, in case of need of old information. This may also prove to be the best way to introduce more backstory, and explain what happened to put Lucinda, Scarlet, and most of all the Bloodied in eternal jail. It may also help lead to the whereabouts of Koriuna, and could force another confrontation with Lucinda or Scarlet. However, it's hard to give information on their existence or whereabouts due to the missing/massacred populace, so it may need the Deus Ex Machina to get them there.
3) Technically the most plausible, this one involves another new character, a god(dess) fallen in the afore mentioned event with our baddies. A mentor of sorts, with their own secrets. They'd have been there for years, and may turn out to be using the group to they're own ends. In any case, do not expect a nice or even straight forward helpful character in the usual manner.
4) It's a mix of a few of them.
If you all still want to power on, I leave this up to you all. If you have any other ideas, please add them here. I'm sorry I didn't do this before.