Meanwhile, the "gods" that followed them down became judges, but they had to eat, too. Trickster ate fear; without it, he crumbled. Rota- Flowers- must have eaten death. She started to crumble without it, so they demanded sacrifices to keep her going.
But without the people who fed them, they were in danger, too. They needed something to keep them "alive." So they started to bring us.