Location from Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco
A sun-drenched Sicilian city where witches hide in plain sight — all plumeria-scented breezes, candlelit trattorias, and ancient secrets simmering beneath the cobblestones.
Palermo smells like plumeria and orange blossoms and the sea, underlaid with the faintest trace of sulfur that only witches notice. The city worships the night as much as it basks in the glory of the day — there is always an occasion worth celebrating, always music spilling from a doorway, always wine being poured. It is a city built for pleasure and beauty, which makes it the perfect mask for the supernatural war simmering beneath its surface. The witch community lives woven into the fabric of ordinary Sicilian life — running restaurants, selling at markets, attending church — and the tension between their secret power and their public vulnerability defines every interaction. When the demon princes begin making their presence felt, Palermo's warmth curdles into something menacing: the same narrow streets that felt romantic now feel like traps, and the candlelight that was atmospheric becomes the only thing holding back a darkness that has teeth.
A sprawling Mediterranean port city bathed in golden light, its narrow cobblestone streets winding between sun-bleached stone buildings draped with flowering vines. Open-air markets overflow with produce, seafood, and hanging garlands of dried herbs. Church spires punctuate the skyline. The harbor glitters in the distance. At night, the city transforms — lanterns and candles throw warm pools of light across the stone, and the shadows between buildings grow thick enough to hide anything.
Also known as: Sicily, the human world