Gluttony

**Gluttony** is one of the seven princes of Hell, and the ruler of House Gluttony.

## Biography

### Early Life

Like his brothers, Gluttony is one of the Wicked, or Malvagi.

### *Kingdom of the Cursed*

Upon Emilia's arrival in the Seven Circles, Gluttony and Sloth are the only brothers who haven't sent invitations to House Wrath for the Feast of the Wolf. Wrath imagines that once they eventually stop overindulging enough, they'll send their invitations, too. It is announced that Gluttony will be hosting the year's Feast of the Wolf.

Emilia and Wrath arrive at House Gluttony for the Feast of the Wolf, wherein Emilia is the guest of honor. On the way into the Feast, Wrath states that Gluttony likes to "shock his guests," referring to the sexual scene that is playing out in the entryway to his House. As Emilia and Wrath enter the ballroom, they see Gluttony sitting with two female demons, Drusilla and Lucinda, on a throne. He calls Emilia and Wrath over, and after teasing them about Emilia's status as Wrath's wife, taunts them with the idea of spending time with her while Wrath goes on the Hunt the next day. His playful mood, however, is quickly dissolved and replaced when he notices a journalist from the Shifting Isles has crashed the party. According to Wrath, the journalist described his last party as "perfectly ordinary and utterly contrived. A predictable, uninspired evening."

The next day, Gluttony convinces Emilia to participate in the Hunt, luring her with the prize for winning: if a lesser demon wins, they have the option to drink the elixir of life, blood. If a royal wins, they pick their own prize, which at least four of the princes must vote in favor of. Whoever draws first blood from the prey is the winner. He tells her she should reconsider riding in the hunt, saying "sometimes our bodies recall what our minds do not."

When Wrath intervenes to stop Emilia from having to sacrifice her biggest fear, Gluttony and Envy support Pride in trapping Emilia and Wrath in moving one step closer to completing their marriage bond. Gluttony tells them they can either bed each other in one of the glass chambers in the ballroom, or they can go to Wrath's royal suite.

### *Kingdom of the Feared*

Wrath crowns Emilia in the Sin Corridor in front of his brothers, Vittoria, and Domenico. She is now Queen of the Seven Circles, princess of House Wrath, and the goddess of the underworld and the Shadow Realm.

## Appearance

Glutton has nothing particularly dangerous looking about him, "except for the threat he poses to hearts." He has a luscious mouth. He's not quite as tall as Wrath, but he has broad shoulders, narrow hips, and the width of his thighs suggest a fit body hidden beneath his blackberry-colored suit. He wears a bronze crown fitted with multicolored gemstones. He has slightly ruffled brown hair with strands of gold and red visible in certain lights. Gluttony has hazel eyes that are a mixture of brilliant shades of green, gold, and brown. A spark of mischief flares in his eyes. His nose looks like it's been broken once or twice, but the imperfection only makes him more interesting. His laugh is full and rich.

## Personality

Like his brothers, Gluttony's personality heavily relates to his namesake sin. He is normally preoccupied in selfish matters. He is gluttonous in that he overindulges in things he enjoys, including vices and things that might be linked to his brothers' sins, such as lust. His parties are legendary for their debauchery. His debauchery knows no limits. He does not hide his namesake sin or vices. He cares about his reputation, and likes to have power in holding that over people, as can be seen in how he enjoys shocking others and carries a deep distaste for the journalist from the Shifting Isles who spoke poorly of his party. He attempts to unsettle Emilia long before she enters his ballroom. He cares greatly about how he is perceived by others, carefully crafting an image he wishes them to see. He is suggestive and playful, though he seems to get along slightly better with Wrath than others do. Gluttony is a rake through and through and seems adored for it. He plays the role of debauched rake to perfection. He appears to be permanently happy.

## Abilities

Gluttony can control and manipulate emotions, especially his namesake sin. In the mortal world Gluttony's sin is thought to be food-centered, but in Hell it is pure indulgence. Gluttony uses his power to make people drink little by little until they lose control, and then he can them over completely. Gluttony's influenced carnal acts have no romance or seduction to them, "only pure animalistic hunger." When others feel his namesake sin, it only fuels his magic more, which in turn inspires more of his sin in others. He can sense emotions and lies in others. He can use compulsion to force his will on others.

As one of the Wicked, Gluttony is immortal. Thus, he regenerates and heals almost instantly, and is unable to be killed by anything except for the Blade of Ruination. Most poisons are also ineffective against him. He is ageless and has supernatural speed, strength, reflexes, and senses.

Gluttony can use demonic magic. This type of magic allows him to do things such cloak himself in a glamour, make objects appear and disappear at will, protect himself against weather, cast wards such as one to soundproof a space and one to keep others from entering a space. His demonic magic includes the use of *transvenio* magic to travel between realms. He can possess others. Gluttony can sense when magic has been used. When a kill is fresh, Gluttony can gather clues from spilled blood, as other demons often leave a faint imprint of themselves.

Gluttony can place his Mark on someone. This Mark allows that person to summon Gluttony without the use of an object of House Gluttony. If he draws breath, he must always answer the summoning. It's a magical bond that can't be broken, even in death. He is also in possession of his House dagger, which is capable of inuring, but not killing, another prince of Hell. It can also be used to send another demon back to the Seven Circles and keeps them from using their power temporarily.

## Trivia

* According to Wrath, Gluttony always placed the blame on Sursea for the curse.