Need to consider what effect the corruption has on the natural world. The gods came to a world already full of life and merely modified some of it to fit their dneeds, so it's not like all life in the world was inextricably intertwined with them. But I've established that there are "natural magics" so there must be some connection.
Shamanistic magic is a slow and gradual accumulation of power to subtly manipulate the natural world. As such it is relatively safe, much like alchemy and enchantment. But of course the corruption is insidious, and even the most careful use of power has the potential to become tainted.
Occasionally, in areas where a lot of magic directed at the natural world has been practiced, a thread of corruption will affect a plant or animal. Usually, this ultimately leads to blighted areas devoid of life and radiating sickness. Every now and then, the plant, creature or area is merely changed, warped and mutated. This is how rothounds are created, but they are not the only such creature.
When entire areas are so affected, becoming twisted and corrupt parodies of nature, they are often inhabited by a Lotho Defiler, who will become its protector.
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