There are four main "Gods" accepted as ultimate beings of power and paragons of what they represent. These are the great Sun God Akten and his hidden enemy Aset, and Akten's Champion Zorro and his wily trickster Zulep.
Akten is the Sun God, and he burns strong and bright as the heart of all that is right. His powers renew the great prison that is our world, rebinding the chains on Aset. He is the epitome of what a being will aim to become. Philosophically he represents Order, Stability, Tradition and Honor. For the masses, he represents Law, Discipline, Calculation and Violence.
Akten is also worshiped by traditionalists, but as there is no way to achieve his perfection, many are in danger of falling into gluttony and the lurings of Zulep.
Aset is the greatest enemy of Akten. In the perfect universe long ago, the bright beings of Man Kind lived in happiness in Akten's embrace. Aset emerged as everything Akten is not, and in the battle untold numbers of souls are tainted with his foulness. Eventually, Akten was forced to trap Aset under our world, and placed us upon it so that we may one day return to Akten. However, Aset's forces are mighty, and they work endlessly to weaken his prison and free him. Philosophically he represents extreme decay, bestiality, mindlessness and base behavior. For the masses, he represents rebellion, revolution, dialectical change and control by force alone.
The greatest Aset Worshippers are among the Stoners to the north.
Zorro is a great prophet of Akten said to be born in Persia. Representing the epitome that can be reached by mortal humans, the pureness of a soul still tainted by a body, Zorro is the moderate voice, the middle way, the road towards Salvation. Zorro is achievable in flesh, while Akten is impossible (although Zorro himself did so at his ascension). Zorro is also a warrior, a fighter against bigotry, hatred, and base behavior. Philosphically he represents moderation, balance, progress and science. For the masses he represents improvement, public works, scholars and the Inquisitors.
Zorro is worshiped/revered for both Zorrkanists and the Eastern Zorroists.
His palace can be seen in the shape of the moon, where he prepares nearly cured spirits and send them home.
Of note is the use of pain. To free the soul from earthly desires, pain is used, often juxtaposed with pleasure. As always, moderation is used and through internal progress the soul is purified.
Zulep is the human avatar of Aset, a twisted man with twisted ideas. The only rule of Zulep is submission to instincts, to see the world as a game played by a group of demigods and ruled by a single great entity known as a "Mod". Often, this "Mod" has been twisted into the shape of a Dragon or a great Iron Boat. This faith destabilizes the mind into the inevitability of destiny, and towards the inevitability of Aset's escape. Philosophically he represents depravity, insanity, orgies, and extremes of pleasure and pain. For the masses he represents lust, use of drugs, and the believe in the power of outsiders to guide them while they cannot guide themselves.
. But I don't think this is what he meant. 
. Probably there are dozens or hundreds of cities/towns, but only the ones you take note of and do stuff with are placed.
