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Styx

**Styx** is a recurring element in the *Divine Comedy*.

It is the principal river of the underworld itself. The rivers Acheron, Cocytus, Lethe, Phlegethon, and Styx all converge at the centre of the underworld on a great marsh in Limbo where the Tree of Knowledge is located.

## Description

In Death's own words, the River Styx is an immaterial, trans-dimensional spirit course that connects throughout all of the Nine Circles including their islands. While other rivers are present, the Styx is the most prevalent river to where it not only encompasses all of Hell but also conjoins with the Acheron river on the shores of Purgatory's docks and the borders of Limbo.

In regards to Limbo's geography, the Styx is also said to house some of the ancient antique souls that were thrown in Limbo, aimlessly drifting beneath the river. The river was shown to also have countless objects and items once belonging to a soul with Charon stating that they represent "dead dreams and lost hopes".

## Overview

Charon is described as having transported the souls of the newly dead across this river into Hell, although he is also known to first sail across the Acheron river to meet the souls in Purgatory's shores with the river leading to Tartarus as well. The further down the Styx people were carried, the longer and/or more severe would be their punishment. Phlegyas also technically ferries across the Styx though in his case he transports the dead inside the Macabre Orient which traverses through Limbo, a realm where the Styx is present in its borders.

The Styx is believed to have some sort of sentience of its own. This is explained by Death who warned Husk to not stay by the shores of the river for too long as it will entice him to jump in the river. This could explain as to why souls who could not board Charon's ship simply jump in the river as they could not endure being trapped on the shore for so long.

## Trivia

* In Greek mythology, Styx was a Titan goddess. The deities of the Greek pantheon swore all their oaths upon the river Styx because, according to classical mythology, during the Titan war, Styx, the goddess of the river, sided with Zeus.
	+ It is implied that the river in the *Divine Comedy* is indeed the goddess Styx herself. This implication stems from Dutchman's crewmates claiming that they occasionally see Charon speaking to the Styx and that the Styx chose Charon to be the ferryman.
* Given that the Styx is the main river that flows throughout the entirety of the chthonic world, it is of course known by different names in these foreign underworlds. Examples include Gjöll in Norse mythology, Hubur in Mesopotamian mythology, Sanzu-no-Kawa in Japanese mythology, and Vaitarani in Hinduism.
Cerberus

**Cerberus** is a minor recurring character in the *Divine Comedy*.

He is a monstrous three-headed dog that belongs to the main royal family line. Despite his fearsome disposition, Cerberus is a close and loyal companion to the royal family and operates as the gatekeeper of Hell.

## Appearance

Cerberus is depicted as a gigantic dog with three heads that is said to be larger than a house. His fur is jet black, with some dark blue blotches and has blood red eyes. Cerberus sports massive dagger-like teeth when he is on guard or peeved by something. He also has a snake for a tail.

## History

### Background

Cerberus was created by Satan to serve as a source of comfort for Eve after she underwent a tragic miscarriage. Over the years he was pampered and spoiled by Eve and her sisters such as Lilith, Naamah, Agrat, and Eisheth. Even though Satan created him he is considered to be the pet of the entire infernal family tree but mainly those of the emperors'. He became a close companion of Charlie and her cousins.

Overtime as he came of age, Cerberus became the gatekeeper of Hell and garnered a fearful and terrifying reputation. He also became the progenitor of Hellhounds through his intimacy with Garm, the daughter of Fenrir and companion of the Norse goddess Hel.

Sinners and native demons, even ones as powerful as the Overlords, all know better than to cross Cerberus for it is said that Cerberus is also used a form of punishment towards demons who break one of Hell's laws. The punishment usually involves being fed to Cerberus and since demons are immortal they would be used as Cerberus' personal chew toy for eternity or until they serve their sentence.

## Trivia

* In Greek mythology, Cerberus, often referred to as the hound of Hades, is a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving. He was the offspring of the monsters Echidna and Typhon.
* Cerberus would be shared by Hades and Persephone since they are family friends with Satan and Eve.
* Agrat and Cerberus have a mandatory "wrestle greeting" whenever the former comes to visit.
Pride

The **Pride Circle**, or simply **Pride**, is the uppermost circle in Hell and the primary location in the *Divine Comedy*.

As pride is labelled as the "root of all sins" it is the most populated Circle in all of Hell next to the Ninth Circle itself. Pride is ruled over by Lucifer and Lilith.

## Description

Pride is different from the other Circles of Hell in that it holds no theme or aesthetic that is unique or exclusive to itself. It is said to mirror the worst aspects of Chicago which is a statement most characters have shared themselves. The sky is dark red color during the night, and a pale red, almost pink color during the daytime. Pride is the one Circle that has the most abundance of sinners mainly due to the fact that the sins they've committed in their life all trace back to pride. Pride also serves as a "home" of sorts for the Overlords who conduct their businesses and dealings in Pride.

Due to the sinful nature of its populace, Pride's society is incredibly chaotic and crime ridden. As a result of this, it is considered one of the most dysfunctional of Hell's Circles, only rivaled by Wrath. Sinners engage in all sorts of conflict with even aristocratic sinners vying for control over certain provinces and regions within Pride, going so far as to quarrel with the Overlords themselves. However, because Pride is the uppermost Circle and the one nearest to Heaven it is the first Circle to be targeted during the annual Extermination.

## Trivia

* Although Pride is Lucifer's personal domain, he is noted by many to not be a very politically active ruler.
* Lucifer's defeat at God's hands and fall from grace gave rise to the phrase "Pride before a fall".
* It is said that Pride and Treachery are arguably the two most dominant sins and thus the most powerful Circles which consequently has made both kingdoms develop a rivalry of sorts between one another.
Ceto

**Ceto** is a minor character in the *Divine Comedy*.

A daughter of Jormungandr and the giantess Eurynome, Ceto is among the ancient sea monsters that terrorized the Earth's oceans. She is also the wife of Aegir with whom she birthed a host of sea monsters. She also rules over the afterlife of sailors who died at sea.

## History

### Background

Ceto was born to Jormungandr and the giantess Eurynome as well as being the older sister of Echidna. Just as her husband is considered the sea equivalent of Typhon it is safe to say that she is the equivalent of Tiamat given that she birthed the first monsters that dwell within the ocean depths. She was also relatively close with Echidna. At an unknown point in time, Ceto met and fell in love with Aegir and together the two produced many famous sea monsters that terrorize the ocean depths and any mortal foolish enough to sail in their territory.

Through unknown circumstances, Ceto and Aegir became the keepers of dead sailors' souls when they perished out into sea to where they govern over the afterlives that sailors believe in. When she came to learn that Echidna was brought into a marriage with Leviathan, not only was she saddened but later became distraught at the fact that her sister died during labor. As a result she held a massive grudge against Leviathan but also an unjustly one towards his daughter who had no control over the outcome.

Ceto's daughters are the Rhinemaidens who consist of nine mermaids that personify the ocean waves with Cetus being her tenth child and her only son who personifies the unknown dangers of the ocean. Ceto and Aegir would use Davy Jones to condemn sailors who disrespected the sea or brought harm upon its inhabitants to Davy Jones's Locker while those who loved the sea were brought to Fiddler's Green which is described as a grand hall that is attended by mermaids.

## Trivia

* She is based on the primordial sea goddess of the same name in Greek mythology, the daughter of Pontus and his mother, Gaia. She is considered to be one of the most ancient deities, and bore a host of monstrous children fathered by Phorcys, another child of Gaia and Pontus.
Purgatory

**Purgatory** is a recurring location in the *Divine Comedy*.

Purgatory is a realm that acts as the lobby or waiting room between Heaven and Hell. It is where the dead are taken to be judged for their sins and virtues and decide who is worthy to enter Heaven or be damned in Hell.

## Description

Much like how Limbo is modelled after a train station, Purgatory also possesses elements of Earthly design. In this case, Purgatory seems to be an amalgamation of various locations pertaining to an area where people go to give out their tricket, undergo a small interview, then either take the literal stairway to Heaven or the boat ride to Hell.

Purgatory resembles a docking port of sorts. On one side of the area is a shipping port reserved for Charon who arrives on his ocean liner to take in the deceased who are damned while on the opposite end is a stairway or escalator that leads upward to an airport where the Paradise Airline, piloted by the angel Cassiel, will transport the virtuous off to Heaven. At the far end of the area is the shore of the Acheron river.

Once dropped off, the ticket wielded by the deceased are put through ticket scanners where they read the balance of sin and virtue. Often times when a soul has an equal balance of sin and virtue, they are told to wait in Purgatory where Minos, the judge of the dead, sends up the transcript via tube to the archangel Gabriel. It's a whole process on whether or not a soul should go to Heaven or Hell depending on how severe their sins are compared to their virtues and vice versa.

## Trivia

* Purgatory is, according to the belief of most Christian denominations, an intermediate state after physical death for expiatory purification. The process of purgatory is the final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment of the damned.
* Souls that wait in Purgatory, specifically those destined to ascend to Heaven, undergo what is known as a *refrigerium* which is a process of refreshing themselves if their wait time is too long in Purgatory.
Nowhere

**Nowhere** is a minor location in the *Divine Comedy*.

Also called the Abyss and the Un-world, it is essentially nature's womb that is outside the borders of Heaven, Hell, and the material plane.

## Description

Nowhere is described by Death as God and Goddess's "coloring book" where everything in creation sprung from during the Genesis Jam. It's basically the "outer realm" where God set His dark materials. It is comprised of endless darkness and nothingness. The only inhabitants of Nowhere are ancient eldritch abominations that continuously attempt to break through the borders and devour creation only to be thwarted by the Seraphim.

Its location is unknown though some say it resides far beyond the borders of the physical universe as well as immaterial realms like Heaven and Hell. In relation to this, fallen angels can actually traverse to Nowhere as seen with the seven emperors joining together in Nowhere to discuss extremely private matters or where Belphegor comes to vent. Tartarus is the "middle-ground" between Hell and Nowhere.

## Trivia

* Nowhere is likely reference to the **abyss** which is an unfathomably deep or boundless place appearing in the Septuagint, the earliest Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, and in the New Testament.
Samhain

**Samhain** is a major antagonist who only appears in the Halloween special of the *Divine Comedy*.

Known as the Halloween Lord, Samhain is essentially the spirit of Halloween and possibly the personification of the holiday itself. He acts as the enforcer for the rules and traditions of Halloween, and is willing to do anything to make sure these rules are honored

## Appearance

Samhain's appearance resembles that of the legendary headless horseman in where he is depicted as an armored being, with a pumpkin-like head emitting green flames, and riding a ghostly horse who emits the same flames.

## Overview

Samhain is revealed to be the son of Cernunnos and Hecate before they split. When he reigned on Earth on Halloween night, humans wore masks to hide from him, carved pumpkins to worship him, and left sweets at their doors to appease him. The same applied to the spirits that accompanied Samhain whenever he would step out of the Otherworld. He was also a revered figure by both wiccans and witches.

Demons of Hell and the monsters of Monstropolis also celebrate Samhain's night as it is the one time of the year where they can enter the human world without any sort of impediment before the clock strikes twelve. When Samhain is summoned, the veil between humans and the supernatural is at its thinnest and he is able to summon ghosts, zombies, and other monsters associated to the holiday and unleash these morbid entities on the world. These monstrous beings then patrol the streets of whatever town Samhain is summoned in to see who is following the tradition of Halloween and seek out those who are not to brutally punish them.

After Halloween, Samhain returns to the Underworld where he leaves bags of human body parts configured into candy that disobeyed the rules of Halloween by the doors of demon and chthonic families.

## Trivia

* Samhain is named after a Gaelic festival on November 1st marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter or "darker half" of the year. The early literature says great gatherings and feasts marked Samhain when the ancient burial mounds were open, which were seen as portals to the Otherworld.
* Samhain reveals that his most entertaining hunt was him chasing Ichabod Crane for breaking the sacred rules of Halloween.
Pandemonium

**Pandemonium** is a recurring location in the *Divine Comedy*.

Pandemonium is the capital city of Hell, often described as being the central heart of the infernal realm. It was the first city built by the fallen after they created the Nine Circles.

## Description

Pandemonium was designed by Mulciber and Mammon, and said to be centered in between the Nine Circles. The fallen built the main building about an hour, but it far surpassed all human palaces or dwellings. It was originally a colossal palace but soon had an entire urban environment built around it. The buildings surrounding the palace were built to mirror the elitist image and power of high-class demons and sinners.

It is revealed that some of the Watchers were punished by having to hold up and support the city on their shoulders for all eternity. This punishment was mostly imposed by the Seven Emperors with Asmodeus coldly quipping that they needed some support beams. The other Watchers were thrown into Sheol.

As it is the capital of Hell, many demons of high society and amongst the elite reside there. Regular middle-class demons and sinners are unable to traverse there. It is where the likes of the Ars Goetia congregate as well as the Seven Emperors, in fact it is likely the one area (besides Nowhere) where all emperors gather to discuss important matters but mostly in the palace. In addition, Pandemonium serves as a location for council meetings between all noble demons and fallen angels.
Humbaba

**Humbaba** is a mentioned character in the *Divine Comedy*.

Though he is mentioned and even seen only a handful times throughout the volumes of the series, Humbaba is notable for being the father of the Gorgon Sisters as well as being the catalyst behind Medusa's utter hatred towards demigods as he himself was slain by the demigod Gilgamesh.

## History

### Background

Humbaba was the son of the monster Lotan and the giantess Gaia, regarded by many as the first Chaoskampf. He was a monstrously dangerous and deadly beast that no god or man would dare face and was the first hybrid of a monster and giant in recorded history. But despite his reputation, Humbaba never actively went out of his way to harm humanity so as long no one bothered him that is. Humbaba instead spent most of his life tending to the Cedar Forest which sprouted from Gaia's body after her death, making him a keeper of sorts for his mother's body.

At an unknown point in time, Humbaba met and consorted with Campe, producing two daughters (Stheno and Euryale) only to separate for reasons undisclosed then later married Lamashtu who would go on to birth Medusa with the the three sisters becoming the first gorgons. Among the three Gorgon sisters, Medusa was the most beautiful which made her a favorite of sorts towards Humbaba. However, this would only result in rocky relationships between Humbaba, his two daughters, and especially his wife. His marriage with Lamashtu almost ended in a violent altercation when Lamashtu would constantly attempt to take Medusa's life simply for being beautiful and even forcing her own sisters to turn on her. Humbaba was said to have taken custody of his daughters with Lamashtu being banished to parts unknown.

### Death

As centuries pass and his daughters would move out, Humbaba was once again alone. Unfortunately, Humbaba would meet his end at the hands of the mighty Gilgamesh. Stheno claims that her father's death was ordered by the gods as he - like any monstrous hybrid born of Giant and monster - would be seen as the penultimate means of destruction for the gods and their reign; however, news of Humbaba's death angered some of the gods as he was a caretaker for the giantess that saved their lives as infants, leading to an investigation of this act and Gilgamesh's punishment. Nevertheless, news of Humbaba's death utterly devastated Medusa and she vowed to slay any would-be demigod that would dare enter her home to avenge her father.

## Trivia

* He is based on the monster of the same name found in Mesopotamian mythology. He is best known from myths focused on the hero Gilgamesh where he is portrayed as the inhabitant or guardian of the cedar forest to which Gilgamesh ventures with his companion Enkidu. They clash, which leads to the death of Humbaba. The event typically causes the anger of the gods.
* Humbaba being the father of the gorgons is also a reference to his iconography influenced the image of Greek mythology's gorgons.
* Medusa reveals that the imagery of the Gorgoneion was modeled after her father's face and was used by humans to frighten Lamashtu and her demons away from children and pregnant women.
Faith

**Faith**, or the **Fixed Stars**, is one of the Nine Spheres of Heaven and governed by the archangel Gabriel.

It is the eighth of the heavenly Spheres that is reserved for humans who held unto a belief and hope for a brighter outcome from darkness.

## Description

Faith is likely one of the most visually appealing of all the spheres which is certainly a feat. Its main city is called Vilon, a metropolis with decor and architecture that resembles the typical 1600 to 1700s found in most of Heaven's thematics but is comprised of a more celestial aesthetic. This reason why is because the Sphere is encompassed by a starry night sky that looks to phase through the very decor of the Sphere's buildings.

The saints of Faith all don outfits comprised of a celestial aesthetic as well with various saints even taking on the appearances of various celestial phenomenons and objects such as planets, stars, nebulas, and comets. The saints are akin to astronomers who spend their time studying the beauty of starry space and channelling positive vibes from it. Cassiel describes it as if space and magic were mixed together and plastered unto a medieval alchemical chart that details the fixed stars.

Aside from Gabriel, the Sphere is also managed by the Zodiacs. The Zodiacs are essentially the postmasters whereas Gabriel is the Postmaster General with the latter appointing a letter to a specific Zodiac that is assigned to a certain human affiliated with what they represent to which they stamp with their insignia and give it to the messenger angel.
Xezbeth

**Xezbeth** is a major supporting antagonist in the *Divine Comedy*.

He is the Secretary of Fraud and Lucifuge Rofocale's right hand man. He is known to as the demon of lies and deceit, always scheming to ensure he retains his position in Hell's hierarchy as well as find ways to elevate himself to the top.

## Overview

Xezbeth is a demon that was born in Hell and became Lucifuge Rofocale's assistant, thus becoming the Secretary of the Eighth Circle. He is infamous for being the demon of lies, whether it is a white lie or full blown tax fraud Xezbeth is behind it. In fact he often works with many news outlets across Hell that spread lies and false information regarding celebrity demons and even royals. His influence can even be found in Hell's printing press as he is an acquaintance of Titivillus.

Despite his scheming nature, Xezbeth's skill for manipulating a set of happenstances is no small feat which makes him all the more feared as well as valuable as a cautious diplomat that cemented his position through strategy, political wariness, and by providing Lucifuge access to a spy network that rivals Nybbas. Naturally, Xezbeth also has personal agendas of his own but is opposed by Cherri Bomb's series of anarchical mishaps that hinder his plans making him a threat the anarchist sinner.

## Trivia

* In demonology, Xezbeth (alternately Shezbeth) is a demon of lies and legends, who invents untrue tales. Its name in Arabic is "The Liar" (Arabic: الكذّاب al-Kadhāb).
* Xezbeth is said to have an uncountable number of spies across most of the Nine Circles and only beat by Nybbas's spy network.
Milo

**Milo** is a major supporting character in the *Divine Comedy*.

He is a timid and nerdy blue imp who works as a photographer for the Daily Pentagram. Milo would soon be part of I.M.P. as a sleeper agent employed by Stella to expose I.M.P.'s illegal activities and trace them back to Stolas in order to strip him of his power.

## Overview

Milo is a young blue imp that struggles to make a living for himself in Hell. Working as a photographer for the Daily Pentagram he would often take trivial or dangerous tasks where he captures photos of highly placed figures in Hell's society like royals and pop stars or even ongoing turf war between two Overlords.

Milo would soon find himself be employed by Stella who is hellbent on making Stolas pay for his infidelity. He was mainly hired after she realized that assassinating Stolas would pose far too many risks for her as it is forbidden for a royal demon to kill another that belongs in a court of one of the seven emperors. Milo would be Stella's more discreet way of taking Stolas down and that involves him taking damning photos of I.M.P.'s illegal activities and Stolas's unauthorized permission to allow them to use his grimoire to traverse the human world.

Once gathering enough evidence of Stolas's unauthorized usage of the book, Stella would present it to the emperors to strip Stolas of his power and position whereby she would assassinate him with no repercussions. Milo along the way would eventually become part of the I.M.P. family mainly due to Blitzø's fondness of his bravery and moxy which begins to overly complicate things in regards to his real mission and his relationship with Stella.
Zestial

**Zestial**, also known as **Zestial Morde**, is a minor recurring character in the *Divine Comedy*.

He is a sinner who grew to be one of the most powerful Overlords in Hell and is reputed to among the oldest of them. Zestial was an early medieval poet and rhetoric who was also an infamous serial killer that wrote poems based around his murders and exploits.

## History

### Background

Much of Zestial's background and even his true name are unknown as he does not disclose any personal information about himself. This makes him one of the more mysterious and enigmatic sinners on par with Alastor himself in terms of the air of mystery surrounding him. However, what is known of him is that he was once an early French poet and rhetoric but the time period of when he lived is unknown; however it is safe to assume that given his archaic dialect redolent of Early Modern English as well as his status as a Count he lived during the medieval period.

Zestial was a renowned poet, famed for his harrowing and thrilling tales he spins in his literary works. However, what people failed to notice at the time was Zestial's poems surrounding a brutal murder were in fact tales centered around his own exploits. According to Mephisto, he was basically if Edgar Allan Poe based his horror poems on his own autobiography. He was very meticulous and crafty in his kills, to where he was almost never looked at as a suspect even, especially given his noble status as a Count of his time. A spider that waits for the prey to fall in his web and spin a tale of the tragedy for his own twisted amusement and delight.

### Arrival to Hell

Of course like any would-be sinner his reign of terror would not last. The details of his death are somewhat vague but Sock and Buskin claim he was poisoned by a tincture of spider venom laced in his tea. Because of his murderous streak and strings of manipulation, Zestial was damned to Hell and condemned to the Pride and Fraud Circles. He was among the first sinners to gain power as an Overlord in Hell's history, all the while being capable of surviving the Inferno's unforgivable climates, vicious denizens, and even the annual Exterminations for many years.

Zestial was among the early generations of Overlords that terrorized Hell's Circles in the far distant past, making him a veteran of sorts among the more modern lineup which garners both fear and respect from sinners and his peers respectively. As the centuries went by he wound up befriending fellow sinners who possess a love for theatre such as Carmilla, Julia, and Sock and Buskin; he alongside Julia and the Drama Demon would form their own triad known as the Three Tenors. His reputation and power made him dreadfully feared by other sinners and even earned him a position in Beelzebub's personal court, the Order of the Fly, something very few sinners are capable of achieving.
Necropolis

**Necropolis** is a minor recurring setting and location in the *Divine Comedy*.

Known as the city of the dead it is the dwelling place of ghosts and a death-based reflection of the living world.

## Overview

Necropolis is the city of the dead and it is where ghosts are sent for processing before waiting out their time to undergo the soul identification process to cross over to the next world. Ghosts spend a majority of their existence going about their un-lives replicating what they would do back in the world of the living or are currently in the incubation process where they are being developed inside their coffins to properly cross over.

Necropolis is presumably located "beneath" Limbo itself, situated on what seems to be a rocky island known as the Isle of Sorrows surrounded by the Stygian Seas. Given that Azrael, the archangel of death, uses Necropolis as his base of operations, the place acts as the nerve center of the afterlife for it is where all manner of undead spirits pass through. The name "Necropolis" can also be applied to other cities of the dead with these cities being built and centered around a particular form of faith and worship.

## Description

Necropolis is depicted as the very essence of a "ghost town" and the best way to describe the look of this place is to compare it to a spooky black velvet painting. It wraps and reflects the living world, with many of the locations' names being rewritten as somthing related to death. A ghost living in the Necropolis version of New York, for example, will have its own version of Manhattan named Deadhattan.

Common to all descriptions of Necropolis are the echoes of buildings from the living world that were destroyed and have come to exist only on the Isle of Sorrows. Modern skyscrapers jut up from ancient Roman ruins from the city's founding, and demolished factories sit alongside beloved family homes. It is also shown that objects which are remembered in the living world still exist in Necropolis, with these objects having significant importance to the ghost thus unconsciously tethering them to said object.

## Trivia

* Necropolis is named after a large, designed cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments. The term usually implies a separate burial site at a distance from a city, as opposed to tombs within cities, which were common in various places and periods of history.
* Each section of Necropolis has a funeral home where Reapers work on a ghost's incubation process.
Garm

**Garm** is a minor character in the *Divine Comedy*.

The hound of the Norse goddess Hel and the daughter of Fenrir, Garm is essentially the Norse equivalent of Cerberus who just so happens to be her mate. With Cerberus she birthed the first Hellhounds.

## History

### Background

Garm was born to Fenrir and a wolf giantess, being the sister of Skoll and Hati as well as being the first hellhound. Even as a pup she was quite the trouble maker. Garm was described as the wild child of the bunch compared to her brothers and carrying the line of Fenrir's great destructive power, Garm would go around to chew on mountain ranges and even gnaw at the fabric of realms. Seeing the threat in Garm, she would be met with a similar fate to her father and brothers where she would be subdued by the gods before being thrown and chained into a desolate realm where she could do no harm.

Garm remained imprisoned for centuries until she was met by a young Hel who too had just been banished to this realm in fear of posing a threat to the gods' rule. Garm was at first wary and hostile towards Hel but the two found themselves to be kindred spirits and bonded over their similar fates. To earn Garm's trust, Hel released her of her bonds but instead of running loose, Garm stayed with the young goddess, becoming her first and loyal companion. Garm would be charged by Hel to guard the entrance of Helheim.

During a meeting between Hel and Satan, Garm encounters Cerberus who took a liking towards her though she did not return the feeling. Eventually, Cerberus's stubbornness combined with his goofy attempts to woo her made Garm relent, culminating in befriending the three-headed hound as well as mating with him. With Cerberus, Garm gave birth to the first Hellhounds (Geri and Freki) who would come to populate most of the Nine Circles of Hell. Overtime, the Hellhounds would gain independent sentience as their ancestors were feral and destructive like their parents.

## Trivia

* Garmr or Garm is a dog or wolf that appears in Norse mythology. Garm - stained with blood and firmly on a chain - guards the entrance of Hel, stationed in front of a cave called Gnipahellir, the earliest mention of which is found in the *Vǫluspá*, one of the poems of the *Poetic Edda*.
* In the series, Garm is a female and a child of Fenrir whereas in Norse mythology it is likely male and is either associated with Fenrir or are actually one in the same.
Plutus

**Plutus** is a minor recurring character in the *Divine Comedy*.

He is a god and the personification of wealth who is also the mayor of Greed. As the embodiment of wealth and luxury, Plutus is the living spirit of Greed, the one-demon dynamo around which the elite orbited and turned to like the sun in the hopes of getting into Mammon's good graces.

## Overview

Plutus is a chthonic god and a personification of wealth that works alongside Mammon. He ensures that the sinners of Greed indulge in the hedonistic and luxuriously greedy un-lifestyle while overseeing the Circle's dance halls, concert venues, casinos, and the finest restaurants up and down the Circle's boroughs.

Mammon uses Plutus to present the glamourous and enticing imagery of Greed's confines with Plutus using his power to draw in all sinners and hellborn demons to fall into the inescapable avarice that radiates from Greed's clubs and casinos. In many ways, Plutus is a god that draws the avaricious to Mammon's golden idol.

## Trivia

* In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Plutus (/ˈpluːtəs/; Greek: Πλοῦτος, translit. Ploûtos, lit. "wealth") is the god and the personification of wealth, and the son of the goddess of agriculture Demeter and the mortal Iasion.
* Plutus is implied to be the child of Mammon and Tyche, the Greek goddess of fortune. This implication stems from Mammon's comment about Plutus saying, "He's just about what you get when you fuck fortune."
Macaria Validus

**Macaria Validus** is a supporting character in the *Divine Comedy*.

She is a princess of Hell, a daughter of Satan and Eve as well as being the twin sister of Melinoë Validus. In contrast to her manic sister, Macaria is quite shy and timid, but is more amicable and benevolent compared to her older brother. She is revered to as the goddess of ghosts as she governs over the souls of the newly dead who become ghosts before embarking on their journey to their afterlife.

## Overview

Macaria was born to Satan and Eve as the younger twin sister of Melinoë and Lucious's younger sibling. Compared to most of her family members, Macaria is more benign and compassionate, taking pity on the souls of the newly dead much like how her cousin Charlie views the damned. Despite being perceived as a meek chthonic being, Macaria takes her role and job seriously.

Her occupation involves the governance over the souls of the recently departed, specifically those who have become ghosts, a soul that did not feel fulfilled during certain moments in their mortal life or that which experienced a sudden death without a proper burial. In line to her title as the "Blessed Death" she ensures that the souls who felt unfulfilled in life are given a blessed death in order to properly move on to their next life.

As she governs over and guides the spirits of the dead, Macaria is often regarded as the "queen of ghosts". She was also the one who introduced blue collar work for ghosts that would later be called Ankou as she took pity on the spirits that wandered the shores of Acheron and Purgatory as a whole, being forced to remain there for a century in order to be taken in by the ferryman. Macaria proposed to Azrael that the deceased who were denied entry would need to do blue collar work to earn their right into the afterlife, not to mention that they were understaffed and needed more helping hands with the oncoming wave of dead while also help in cutting down the overflow of dead that are filling Acheron.

## Trivia

* She is based on the goddess of the same name found in Greek mythology.
* Her name means "Blessed One" in Greek.
* She is two minutes younger than her twin sister.
* Macaria's brief visits in the human world are said to be the reason why dogs bark at nothing at night.
* His favorite movie is Tim Burton's 1993 film *The Nightmare Before Christmas*.
* Ironically, despite being the "goddess of ghosts", Macaria gets easily frightened.
* Macaria was so shy in her youth that she hid from practically any guest that entered her family's palace.
* When she was younger she would always hide underneath her mother's dress or in her father's hair.
Lotan

**Lotan** is a minor character in the *Divine Comedy*.

Lotan was a monstrous serpentine dragon and the twin brother of Ladon who guards the Tree of Knowledge. He was known for being the lover the Giantess Gaia only to be killed by a jealous Ouranos the sky Giant.

## History

### Background

Lotan was the twin brother of Ladon and one of the many monstrous children of Typhon and Tiamat. Lotan and his brother roamed the primeval oceans and like the rest of his family co-existed alongside the Giants thus being considered their tenants. At some point, he would end up working alongside Pontus the sea Giant who together would arrange the place and function of a specific sea creature. Pontus would give them function and Lotan would give them instinct and placement; according to his brother Marduk, Lotan was akin to that of a "stable boy" for the Giants.

While going about his duties across the Earth's seas, Lotan's eyes were drawn to the giantess Gaia and was instantly smitten by her. Lotan kept his distance for a while, observing Gaia as she planted the terrestrial flora and fauna across the planet. Lotan wanted to make a move but was shut down by Pontus who informed him that the concept of "love" is foreign to Gaia and that he would only waste his time. Offended, this only served to encourage Lotan to try his luck, which he did so by presenting Gaia a bouquet of "sea flowers" and much to his surprise, Gaia was flattered with her heart almost immediately being won by the monster's shy and strangely charismatic nature; Pontus failed to mention that Gaia was also a hopeless romantic.

### Death

Over the years, Lotan and Gaia would sneak away from their duties to meet each other and engage in intimate moments. However, unbeknownst to Lotan and Gaia, one Giant already had his eyes on the latter. This Giant was Ouranos himself who was severely jealous of Lotan's claim over Gaia. In an attempt to have Gaia for himself, Ouranos would try to forcefully separate the two but this only caused Gaia pain.

Discovering that Ouranos was behind this, Lotan furiously fought against the sky Giant only for Lotan to be tragically slain by him which not only broke Gaia's heart but also created an antagonistic rift with some of the Giants and the monsters. Enraged by his son's death, Typhon and Kur - another of his sons - ambushed and killed Ouranos by tearing apart his body then throwing the pieces of his being across the sky, avenging Lotan. In addition, it was later revealed that Gaia bore Lotan's son Humbaba, whom she hid from the other Giants.

## Trivia

* Lotan is based on the monster of the same name in Canaanite mythology where he is a servant of the sea god Yam that was defeated by the storm god Hadad-Baʿal in the Ugaritic *Baal Cycle*.
* Lotan's death at the hands of Ouranos is a nod towards a classical *chaoskampf* mytheme involving God slaying the Leviathan.
Wisdom

**Wisdom** is one of the Nine Spheres of Heaven and is governed by the archangel Uriel.

It is the fourth Sphere that is reserved for saints who helped illuminate the world intellectually through science, medicine, and philosophy.

## Description

Wisdom is practically one of the brightest Spheres in Heaven. It is comprised of some of the wisest and most intelligent humans that have graced the Earth. The Sphere of Wisdom possesses technology more befitting of a sci-fi world, from magical sky-ships to magical powered engines. Architecture has gilded gold, enchanted lighting, stained glass art, and ancient Baroque imagery.

At its core, Wisdom is the image of those who envision a future that embodies the best of what humanity can achieve. It is also the location of the fabled Wandering Library, Heaven's grand library, that contains an endless array of story and information that is tended to by Abel himself who is the cardinal of the Fourth Sphere.

Wisdom is home to some of the brightest saints, both literally and figuratively. Given that Wisdom's symbol is the Sun, the Saints in this Sphere are prominently known for their illuminating heads as though their heads were replaced by light bulbs. Much like all the saints in the other Spheres, they are more humanoid than sinners aside from their luminous heads and don clothing reminiscent of the 1800s.
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Mictlantecuhtli

**Mictlantecuhtli** is a major antagonist in volume four of the *Divine Comedy*.

He is the Aztec god of the underworld and the ruler of Mictlan with his beloved wife Mictecacihuatl. He becomes an antagonist towards Charlie when he takes his rightful claim over Vaggie's soul when it was wrongfully taken from him by Metatron. This leads to Charlie making a wager with the god for the sake of Vaggie's soul.

## Appearance

In stark contrast to his wife, Mictlantecuhtli is depicted as a dreadful and terrifying figure. He was ten feet tall, and is seen as a blood-spattered skeleton or a person wearing a toothy skull. Although his head was typically a skull, his eye sockets did contain what look to be dull yellow orbs for eyes. His headdress was shown decorated with owl feathers with horns sprouting from the both sides, topped with black wax candles lit with green flames.

## Overview

Mictlantecuhtli is one of the Elohim and is the chthonic Aztec god of the underworld. Mictlantecuhtli, while dearly loves his wife, has been estranged from Mictecacihuatl for over a thousand years due to their contrary views on humanity; Mictecacihuatl believes that humankind is good, true and pure while Mictlantecuhtli thinks and believes that humankind is selfish, greedy, sinful, concerned only in its own interest.

When Vaggie was set to be taken to Mictlan, she was quickly snatched by Metatron's troops to be indoctrinated into the Exorcist Program which enraged Mictlantecuhtli as this was a breach of the Equity of Sin and Damnation Act's terms. This resulted in high bureaucratic tension between Mictlan and Heaven with Hell being caught into the mix after Vaggie renounced her ties to Heaven as an Exterminator and damned to Hell but not as a fully fledged sinner. After Metatron's defeat in the finale of volume three, Vaggie's hold from Heaven was severed and was taken to Mictlan which did not sit well with Charlie.

Charlie would be joined by the others and confront Mictlantecuhtli in Mictlan, demanding the god to return Vaggie. Mictlantecuhtli would disregard her demands with Mictecacihuatl warning Charlie of an impending war between Mictlan and Hell if she takes Vaggie by force. Mictecacihuatl suggests that Charlie make a wager with Mictlantecuhtli for the sake of Vaggie's soul as it is the only way he will listen to what she has to say.

## Trivia

* In Aztec mythology, Mictlantecuhtli is a god of the dead and the king of Mictlan (Chicunauhmictlan), the lowest and northernmost section of the underworld. He is one of the principal gods of the Aztecs and is the most prominent of several gods and goddesses of death and the underworld.
* Mictlantecuhtli is likely the one god who hardly attends the meetings between Hell's rulers and the other underworld gods due to the fact that he "just doesn't want to deal with people" in his wife's words.
* Mictecacihuatl claims that she and her husband actually competed against Lucifer and Lilith in a pasodoble dance-off.
Ratatoskr

**Ratatoskr** is a minor supporting character in the *Divine Comedy*.

He is an immortal squirrel that guards and tends to the Tree of Life on Goddess's behalf. Uptight in a Basil Fawlty-like way, bossy, but polite and humble, he is essentially the landlord of the Tree of Life and makes sure everything is kept in order.

## History

### Background

According to Ratatoskr, he was originally just a normal squirrel that lived in the Garden of Eden alongside Adam and Eve. After Adam and Eve were kicked out alongside all the other animals that were in the Garden, Ratatoskr was one of the very few that was spared as he claims that the Tree of Life saw potential in him and made him its caretaker in Goddess's absence. Ratatoskr was granted immortality and other powers at the cost of not being able to leave the tree, giving him the responsibility of overlooking the realms and ensuring their status as well as tending to the tree, fulfilling its needs.

He has a working relationship with Nidhogg, who was there with the Tree of Life long before him. Ratatoskr became something of a landlord or manager to a "tree house of insurmountable cosmic scale", always keeping an eye on his tenants that do their job in caring for other parts of the tree such as the Chalkydri who use its flowers to create ambrosia for angels and saints. Ratatoskr is also responsible for sending messages or documents in regards to the Tree of Life's status to and fro between Gabriel and the "rooted tenants" of the tree like Nidhogg and the Wyrd Sisters.

## Trivia

* Ratatoskr is based off the squirrel of the same name from Norse mythology. He runs up and down Yggdrasil, the world tree, to carry messages between the eagle perched atop, Hræsvelgr, and the serpent Níðhöggr, who dwells beneath one of the three roots of the tree.
* His name means "drill-tooth" or "bore-tooth".
* He plays *Dungeons and Dragons* in his spare time and gets quite ecstatic when knowing there are others who enjoy it as much as he does.
* Ratatoskr generally tends to avoid the Wyrd Sisters mainly because the Maiden, the youngest of the three, sees him as a teddy bear and wants to keep him.
* Gabriel states that Ratatoskr chews on acorns when he is stressed.
Niflheim

**Niflheim** is a minor location in the *Divine Comedy*.

It is a primordial realm of of ice, snow, and wind that enveloped the vastness of space after the Genesis Jam. It is the home of Sinmara, the lover of Surtr.

## Description

Niflheim is known as the "realm of fog" being largely a place of endless snow, wind, ice and mist. It enveloped the northern regions of creation which explains as to why space is unforgivably cold. Like its neighboring realm, Muspelheim, Niflheim became one of the pillars of life, specifically when it clashed with Muspelheim beneath the roots of the Tree of Life which formed a cloud of vapor that watered the tree.

Given that Niflheim intersects with Muspelheim it is safe to assume that the frigid realm would be situated beneath the upper layers of the Tree of Life's roots where it meets up with the fiery world of Muspelheim. In addition, some claim that Niflheim also exists above Hell itself though this is often debated as it is presumed that Treachery's cold environment is likely due to it being in close proximity to Niflheim.

## Trivia

* Niflheim is often confused with the Ninth Circle. This likely pertains to the fact that Niflheim is also thought to have been the location of Hel, the realm of the dead. The joyless world was sometimes said to be the place for criminals and outcasts.
* It is revealed that Santa Claus once tried to build his workshop in Niflheim but was kicked out by Sinmara as the place "wasn't for rent."