While I believe the comic is going to reveal a Snarl which has become a be4ng analogous to an in-character DM, I kind of like the idea of a mindless logic storm tearing apart any illogical constructs it encounters.

Hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires have all been described by their victims as alive and guided by a purpose. Even a tame fire in a fireplace can give the impression of vitality.

The gods, faced with the Astral Plane version of a tornado, may well have assumed that random variations in a pattern indicated purpose.

And the world in the rift? Sometimes a wildfire or tornado will tear through an area and leave one house standing while destroying the rest of the neighborhood. Does this indicate intelligence?