Breschau

Breschau of Livonia was once a ruler of unsurpassed cruelty.

History
In life, Breschau ruled his land as a murderous tyrant, performing many atrocities. He ripped out the tongues of those who spoke against him, cut babies from pregnant enemies, raped his own mother, murdered his sister for refusing his advances, disfigured an unfaithful mistress, had her sewn to her lover, then left them in the desert to die.

After his death, Breschau was sentenced to eternity in Hell. He refused to leave Hell, even after Lucifer Morningstar's proclamation and an eviction notice. He preferred to stay, his Hell was a place of his own making: "I am receiving my just punishment...for my crimes were monstrous things."

Lucifer Morningstar was unsympathetic and ordered him out, "You've been chained to this slab for eleven hundred years. Haven't you tortured yourself enough?"  He faded from sight, leaving only his chains upon the rock.

When Dream asked where he had gone, Lucifer simply said, "Away."