User blog comment:Servant of Evillious/Clockwork Lullaby Analysis/@comment-174.226.2.211-20130306013857/@comment-6192846-20130306035539

It is never stated he wants that. Quite the opposite, he seems to want to remove the curse from his body and discovered a way to do so by using the sword. I am not sure about the politics at this time but it is possible that, just like in Story of Evil, descendants of Venomania are heavily discriminated against (although he still manages to become a ranking military officer so who knows how this effects him social-economically if at all).

Little is elaborated on Gammon's specifice reasons so it is hard to judge him one way or the other.