House Wrath

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House Wrath is ruled over by Wrath, one of the Seven Princes of Hell and the sin of extreme anger. It is bordered by the Houses of Lust and Greed, as well as the regions of the Black River and the Lake of Fire.

Prince Wrath
Wrath is the prince of the House of Wrath. Throughout the first book, Emilia and readers are led to believe the King of Hell is Pride—instead, it is Wrath. It is revealed at the end of Kingdom of the Cursed that his true name is Samael, and like his brothers, he is a fallen angel turned demon. As the King, he is the most powerful of his fellow princes, as the hierarchy in hell is based on influence and ability.

The cornicellos that Vittoria and Emilia grew up with are actually his wings. They were taken from his body and turned into ornaments centuries before the events of Kingdom of the Wicked by the first witch.

The House
The House itself is designed like an elegant manor-styled castle, fit with everything from guest rooms to libraries. Emilia's bed chambers have no less than four rooms: a bathing chamber, a bedroom, a sitting room, and a leisure room. It is large enough that there are more than a dozen stone staircases leading between floors, and fit with giant arched windows looking out over the landscape and the Lake of Fire outdoors. The castle is built from pale stone, similar to limestone, and some wings have richly fitted, colourful tapestries hanging from the walls depicting angels in battle and monstrous creatures. The halls are lined with doors carved from bone that lead to ballrooms and bedrooms, some carved with images of vines and flowers crawling up the sides.

Wrath has named his two libraries Haven and Hell. The first is a more public, with vast texts on a far range of topics. The second, one level below the other, is his personal library.