Archeron is the next level of hell, composed of an unending swamp of fifth and decay. Those who are sent here damned themselves with repeated crimes against their sistren and brethren. The first inhabitants sent here are the Wrathful, who fight each other viciously on the surface of the swamp slime which covers them from head to toe. Forever they seek an end to their combat and weep for the battle is unending. Here too are the Rumormongers and Panderers, who move in circling but separated lines while being whipped by the guardians, for they exploited the passions of others and so drove them to serve their own interests and pleasures. Not only are they forever scourged for their sins, but they forever think they are punished unjustly and worse than those in the opposing line. A third circular line apart from the previous two contains both Hypocrites and Usurers, who together whip those ahead of them in anger and resentment, for each strike is as equal as those they received, for their sins were as much against themselves as their fellows.