Is the Starting Island still an island though? Or did Lux link it up with a water sphere and a bunch of asteroid bits to make a proper planet of sorts?
I'm home again by the way.
...Actually, thought, though it would probably require a big rewrite; perhaps flame-Tzikic could see a goblin 'die', being tasted by a hungry drake, before the goblin's ghost-like divine essence gathers up the power to manifest a new physical form (so physical destruction>become a ghost>cast resurrection spell on self).
The concept of a 'self' that persists even if their physical shell is destroyed could serve as an inspiration for Tzikic, leading him to bestow a concept of spirit upon all living and/or thinking creatures.
Also, I'm out of AP at the moment, but, @Kunakic, if you want to split off a sub-race of goblins/ogres or even giants to assist Tzikic with afterlife stuff, feel free, serving the gods is their whole job.