Wrath

**Wrath** is a layer of Hell located within the forth ring. It is home the souls who acted on angry in life. Despite this, the souls of this layer were not outwardly aggressive enough to be sent to Violence.

## Geography

The entirety of Wrath is located within the river Styx, the only one of the five rivers to be made of water. It is also the deepest known river in Hell, with the deepest recorded areas reaching depths that exceed 10,000 miles. The surface of the river is coated in a thick layer of slime that prevents most souls from crawling onto dry land. The sky is a dark blue, with constant cloud cover and a lot of rain.

Most of the Northern border is located along Sloth, with the Northeast border being Heresy and the Northwest border being Gluttony. To the East is Suicide and to the West is Greed. To the South and Southeast is Violence, while to the Southwest is Pride. While the Sloth riverbank is low to the water, the other riverbanks are instead steep cliffs a few meters high.

## Souls

The souls of the wrathful are spawned underneath the surface of the river where they quickly discover the pain of drowning. While no soul in Hell needs to breathe to survive, the wrathful will feel pain if they don't breathe. The more wrathful a sinner was, the more painful their drowning will be. As a result of this, the entire surface of the river is covered in souls constantly fighting one another for a chance at air. Despite this, many souls have chosen to live at the bottom of the river, where they receive no light and suffer from constant breathing pains. These sullen souls have established several colonies that remain hidden deep beneath the waves.

Although escape from the river seems easy, very few souls are successful in doing so. Most of the riverbanks are steep cliffs, and the slime coating the surface of the Styx makes souls that climb out very slippery. The one riverbank that allows for an easy way out is Sloth. However, the majority of Hydras that reside in Sloth make their home on the riverbank where they enjoy easy meals from the souls that cross their path.

## Demons

While there have been numerous reports of different sea demons in Wrath, the only one that is well known and documented in the Kraken. Krakens are giant squids that vary in length, with the most notable difference from Earth squids being the lack of a beaked mouth. Instead, the mouth of a Kraken consists of several rows of teeth that suck in food and digest it whole. The digested remains are eventually expelled back into the water, where the wrathful regenerate their bodies over several days. Krakens are well known to prioritize ships that sail through the layer, although cutting off several tentacles will often cause Krakens to flee.

The Demon Prince of Envy is Leviathan, who is eternally trapped within the Styx. Leviathan once attempted to leave the river by moving across Gluttony, but this resulted in the creature becoming landlocked and dying. Although Leviathan respawned with the Styx, the body remained for several centuries, forming the basis for the city of Necropolis. The parts of Leviathan that died in Wrath would become the city of Atlantis. In the current day, Leviathan communicates with the rest of the demon council through telepathy. Although the Prince is incapable of entering the city of Pandemonium, no demon has ever dared to challenge Leviathan for the title of Prince of Wrath.

## Outside Connections

Travel across the layer is considered dangerous since both Krakens and Leviathan are known to attack ships. Additionally, constructing a ship to cross the river is also very difficult to do. Nonetheless, ship travel can prove quite effective, especially since the slimy surface of the Styx make it impossible for the wrathful to grab on to most passing ships. Dis has been known to occasionally order fleets of ships to be constructed in order to quickly travel from Heresy to Greed.