Envy

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## Envy

### Aliases

Aethan (true name)
Prince of Jealousy
Lord Ashford Synton (Lord Synton)
Syn

### Relatives

Wrath (brother)
Pride (brother)
Lust (brother)
Gluttony (brother)
Greed (brother)
Sloth (brother)

### Affiliation

House Envy
The Wicked

## Appearances

### Appears in

*Kingdom of the Wicked*
*Kingdom of the Cursed*
*Kingdom of the Feared*

*Throne of the Fallen*

**Envy** is one of the seven princes of Hell, and the ruler of House Envy. He is one of the two main characters in the standalone novel *Throne of the Fallen.*

## Biography

### Early Life

Like his brothers, Envy is one of the Wicked, or the Malvagi. When Pride's wife and her sister were murdered, there were rumors that Greed and Envy helped in the matter, but Wrath never found any evidence to support this claim.

### *Kingdom of the Wicked*

Emilia runs into Envy on her way to the monastery the night after she summons Wrath. She falls under his power, and almost stabs herself in the heart because of the intense feelings of jealousy he causes in her. He attempts to convince her to sell her soul to House Envy, offering to help her find whatever it is she's seeking. He wants her *cornicello*. He tells her that he finds her intriguing and says he collects interesting things. He wants Emilia for a trophy. When she declines, he warns her that his brothers will, if they haven't already, be hunting her, and that she should make a decision about which House to align herself with soon. He also calls her a shadow witch, the first time Emilia has heard the term.

Envy takes Emilia's family and Claudia hostage in an attempt to force her to give him her and Vittoria's *cornicello*. He tells Emilia that Wrath has been keeping an important secret from her. Envy says that Wrath needs to deliver one more soul to gain his freedom, implying that's why Wrath has been working with her.

When Envy attacks Emilia's family, Nonna Maria surprises everyone by using incredibly powerful magic to open a portal to the Wicked Kingdom and sending Envy back to his realm.

### *Kingdom of the Cursed*

Upon Emilia's arrival in the Seven Circles, Envy, Lust, and Greed have all shown interest in hosting her. House Wrath receives their House cards, and they've specifically requested her presence at their Feast of the Wolf celebrations.

Emilia visits House Envy after learning about the marriage bond between her and Wrath. She is here to get information in her goal of solving Vittoria's murder. When they share a private dinner, Envy teaches Emilia that she can spell drinks, such as their wine, to give her truth, just as she would with a truth spell. He convinces her to spell both their wine glasses with a truth spell. As they talk, Emilia learns Envy had sent the Umbra demon that she came across in the monastery. He takes her to his chamber of curiosities. There, he cryptically tells Emilia that "curses are curious things" that don't always stay where they were cast. He says they’re kind of like keys, “not all keys fit in locks, some keys are much more cunning.” He tells her that there are things he can’t say, no matter the spell she uses, because there are greater powers than hers involved. He confirms that he knows Nonna Maria. Emilia asks him to tell her about the curse. He informs her that part of the curse includes distorting people’s memories. He also tells Emilia that “his brother’s temper caused something important to be taken from him.” He is trying to sow distrust between her and Wrath in retribution. He taunts her by saying it’s curious a “peasant from Sicily” is so well educated. The truth spell makes him reveal that he is interested in a divine object called the Triple Moon Mirror. When Emilia finds La Prima's grimoire in one of the bookshelves, Envy tells her the spell book actually belongs to the Crone and La Prima stole it. Before leaving her for the night, Envy points out a painting of the Curse Tree in the Bloodwood Forest.

Envy arrives fashionably late the first evening of the Feast of the Wolf, as is typical for him. He sits across from Wrath and Emilia during the second day's feast. He purposely mentions the Stars of Seven, clearly wanting Emilia to look for the Seven Sisters. He then "collects" Emilia to bring her to the ceremony where she will feed the princes her biggest fear. He and Gluttony support Pride when he traps Wrath into having a tryst with Emilia when Wrath tries to keep Emilia from having to give up her fear.

### *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.

***Throne of the Fallen***

To Be Released: Oct 3rd 2023.

## Appearance

Envy is arresting in appearance as opposed to classically handsome but it draws greater attention because of it. His chin-length hair is black silk, and in *Throne of the Fallen,* Camilla describes is as having the slightest hint of brown when seen in candlelight. His eyes are an animal-like, jewel tone green that is clearly not human. His *luccicare*, or aura, is strange and glittering. He has an odd, pulsating energy that holds people captive. He is almost as tall as Wrath, and has a lean figure with a hardness to it. His voice is low and smooth. His well-trimmed facial hair accentuates the hard angles of his face and his sharp jawline. Envy's smile is cunning and his expression is inhuman and ice cold. When he gives a true smile, a dimple appears in his right cheek that “softens the harshness he wears like armor.”

Upon returning to the Wicked Kingdom, Envy's jet-black hair is now shorter on the sides and a bit longer on top. His facial hair is now also mostly gone, except for a slight shadow "that only serves to enhance his rugged appeal." Envy's face is made of harsh lines and angles with a regal nose. His cheekbones are “sharp enough to carve open a few hearts.” His “mesmerizing features” mask a “ruthless monster.” He is handsome, with beautifully harsh features. His body is lithe but hard with muscle.

Envy is dressed in fine clothes. He wears clothes in shades of green and black with silver detailing. He wears his House dagger strapped to his side. It has a giant green gemstone lodged into its hilt. When Envy strokes it, it almost seems to purr. He wears a jeweled silver crown.

## Personality

Envy is cunning, ruthless, and not above cruelty. He enjoys inspiring envy. He is selfish in his goals. His namesake sin manifests itself in that he wants others to be jealous of him and all he has. He also has a fair bit of pride as well. He is not above trickery, making deals and taking joy when the other person can't uphold their end of his bargains. He covets unique things. He is the kind of demon who proudly shows off his trophies, hoping others will be struck with jealousy over his coveted possessions. Envy himself says he is not nice and doesn't pretend to be, that he isn't "afflicted with a conscience," and has never been "afflicted with humanity."

Despite all this, he is not entirely evil. He wouldn't attempt anything that would bring war to his House. Instead, he's more likely to brood about all the things he doesn't have and wants, but lacks the ambition to take. Like all the Wicked, he has impeccable manners. Envy can be despicable, selfish, and conniving and doesn't hide it. Emilia feels like he doesn't deceive or pretend to be anything other than what he it. Envy is hiding a deep hurt. He has been thoroughly heartbroken.

Envy gets along the least with his brothers, having extra hatred for Wrath. He is envious of his brother's position and wishes to harness the power of the Horn of Hades for himself. But Envy will not chance a fight with Wrath. Emilia gets the impression that Envy suffers from the intense wanting as much as he causes it. He envies his brothers in a way that almost drives him mad. It's lonely and isolating. Emilia correctly calls out that "it must get lonely playing all those games" by himself.

## Abilities

Envy, like his brothers, is powerful. He can feed his emotions into others, and his influence is enough to spark deep routed jealousy in those who stand near him, shocking them with overwhelming dark emotions. It's enough that Emilia is nearly driven to carving out her own heart, his power convincing her it is the only way she'll ever deal with never having the power that the Wicked do. Envy's influence causes a possessive dark emotion, making someone so jealous they are willing to kill. He can cause a level of envy that razes all reason from the mind. He is able to blend into shadows, in some regard. As one of the Wicked, Envy is immortal. Thus, he regenerates and heals quickly, and is unable to be killed by anything except for the Blade of Ruination, a hexed object created by the First Witch. Other powers he has as one of the Wicked are supernatural speed, strength, reflexes, and senses, the ability to sense when magic has been used, the ability to travel between realms using *transvenio* magic, the ability to Mark others, the ability to use magic to cast wards, make objects appear and disappear at will, and to cloak himself in a glamour.