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He has some kind of destiny to fufill. The Starstone Itself determines who ascends, and has a purpose for Cayden.
That theory made further thoughts spring, for me: what if the Starstone is still controlled by those who first summoned it - the Aboleth?
What if they are the ones deciding who ascends, following a scheme of unparalleled spectrum?What if they chose Cayden because he was a dumb, albeit strong, easy to control one when the time will come for them to subjugate him completely? And Aroden because he was maybe partly broken after his kind was wiped out, and Iomedae because her zeal made her blind, and Norgorber because he was secretly their servant since the beginning?
What if they killed Aroden when he was becoming powerful enough to uncover their control and plot and break free? (By the way, why didn't Aroden crush the Aboleth after achieving Godhood? Maybe because they were in control?)
What if the Eye of Abendego is a colossal ward above and around the site of power from which the Aboleth exert their quiet and secret control, erected when Aroden showed them that those who ascended via Starstone can become a menace?
What if their plot intended, among a countless number of other possibilities, to install unsuspected and unsuspecting spies among the Gods?