Claveus Malevinci
Once the Don of a powerful Sicilian crime family, Claveus was assassinated in his study by hitmen under the command of one of his cowardly rivals. Later, he found himself reborn into a new afterlife in Hell itself. While this may seem daunting to most, the convictions of Claveus Malevinci do not falter so easily. And so, he set out to start a new family, determined to be as malevolent in death as he was in life.
During this journey, Claveus learned of a particularly interesting dimension. A den of sin where villains from all ages past gathered; collaborating and plotting amongst one another for power and status. The stories he had heard did so remind him of his previous life, a pleasing thought to be sure. And as the dark hand of fate would have it, the entrance to this dimension known as “The Underworld” just so happens to be located between the two rings of Greed and Wrath.
Claveus continued to research this opportunity and during that time, started his new family with three demons who later became his most trusted counsel. For it was through their dedication to him that he learned of the influence the Underworld and its ruling families held over the Nine Rings.
It was on that very day Claveus allowed himself a most sinister and devilish smile. The potential such a dimension held if aligned to his vision and intellect would be diabolic indeed. This, is where Claveus would begin his reign.
Eleanor Dullahan
Victim of an obsessed and crazed super fan, Eleanor was killed in her dressing room at the very theater where she was always the sold-out headline. You wouldn’t know it from looking at her during her time as a human, and especially now as a demon; but behind such a beautiful and innocent face hides a vengeful and malicious side rivaled by few.
Such is her vicious nature that instead of leaving the world in which she was so loved and famous peacefully, Eleanor put on an act of deceit and slipped away from the reaper sent to be her escort to the afterlife. No longer hindered by human form she promptly found the man responsible for her murder and butchered him, savoring every second of his suffering.
When the reaper finally found Eleanor, the ethereal specter looked on the bloody scene of vengeful retribution and decided then and there that Eleanor could not be given the chance to see the gates of Heaven. And so, instead of escorting her to judgment day, the reaper dragged her to Hell.
Fyrka Fjǫlkunnigr
A famous shield maiden who died during a battle in Wessex, Fyrka fought until her dying breath, taking many with her before finally being cut down in a bloody crescendo of metal and sinew. As she lay on the crimson-stained grass, a short smile etched itself across her face.
It was a feeling of happiness and excitement at the thought of seeing her fellow warriors and family in Valhalla. Yet, it was not to be. Instead Fyrka found herself escorted to something called “Judgment Day” by a spectral being that introduced itself as a reaper. Much was her dismay and disappointment when she found out that everything she knew and believed in was false, a mere superstition.
Though she was given the chance to accept and embrace this being that called itself the one true God, in genuine viking fashion, she refused to believe in a foreign truth. And thus she found herself in Hell. Where there once stood an outspoken, loud, and ferocious young woman; there was now a tall, silent, and brooding demon… lost in a world she knew nothing of.
Vinchesa Valbreal
Unlike most of the populace in Hell, Vinchesa is a natural demon. Born rather than created, she is offspring to one of the oldest and most powerful succubus families in the Circle of Lust. Of course, with great power comes great wealth in Hell and as such, Vinchesa wanted for little. Naturally this led to her finding luxurious ways to pass the time.
One day in particular, on a bright and starry night, Vinchesa was finishing up a shopping spree and stopped for a quick and refreshing drink at her favorite coffee shop. As she emerged from the double glass doors, purchase in hand, she was ambushed by lowborn thugs which had spent their day in the shadows stalking her every move.
No stranger to the belief others held in her being an easy target, Vinchesa was far from surprised. But just before she could dispatch the dastardly demonic dogs, a handsome gentleman who happened to be out for an evening stroll intervened on her behalf.
Although she needed no saving, Vinchesa nonetheless, appreciated the gesture. An act of seemingly selfless bravado was so rarely seen in Hell after all. Of course, she suspected there was some ulterior motive, there almost always is when dealing with the inhabitants of the rings.
However, she sensed something more about this man, something… different. Since then, she has become a patron of sorts to this demon, assisting in his rise to power.