Sealed to the Gods: Fantasy

We knew the unsealed, and they knew that they were known, though they knew it not. We walked among them. We saw each other, the glowing marks of the god we were sealed to, and we saw them passing almost unawares around us. Some of them knew us, some only suspected. All knew that there were those that the gods sealed, but only the priesthood saw the sheer numbers of us. In some towns, there was only one. In a city, there were hundreds. In a country, usually thousands. There were rules passed down between the gods that limited how many of us could be created, but there was also a loophole. Each god had no doubt thought--

Inspiration: "sealed"
Story Potential: High.
Notes: And then what? War between the gods is too straightforward. Needs something else....