Although he was now powerful enough to hang onto his Godhood, Gond found that he had inherited Moloch's hunger for flesh. More specifically, his powers require it. It turned out that Moloch himself was an ancient neanderthal whose powers were bestowed on him by a Devil from Hell – and their sole condition was the regular sacrifice of blood in his name,

Being a staunchly neautral-good diety, this posed a problem for Gond. But he was also the God of creativity, and he quickly devised a clever loophole: flesh would be consumed, yes; but in it's place Gond would leave his wonders. He pictured his would-be followers with powerful iron hammer-arms and beautiful eyes made of jewels that could see forever. To look upon these wonders would inspire and draw curiosity that would lead to worship, and Gonds church and power would grow.