Sanctum Malorum au: Map of Sheol/Hell
Sheol does not descend but has circles in the form of massive continents with countries and capitals
Envy is made up 89% water with some islands and flows out to the Abyss/Abaddon. It is the largest circle of Sheol(yes, the water counts as part of the territory).
The fifth circle is the second largest, containing Wrath, Despair, and Sloth as separate countries.
Lust and Gluttony are equally the third largest circles.
Limbo is a floating island that sits above Purgatory, with waterfalls flowing into lakes
Neither Limbo nor Purgatory are circles, but intermediaries between Eden and Sheol. Humans who have not committed sins qualifiable for damnation but haven't accomplished enough to earn paradise arrive in Limbo.
Limbo is the entrance to Purgatory/Sheol, a magical gate around Eden guarded by Jeremiel, who also sends people up to Eden if they've sufficiently repented. It exists for people to ruminate and reflect on their actions in an environment that lacks earthly temptations
The people here can choose to either work and aspire to a virtue to enter Eden, remain in Limbo or Purgatory, or descend to Sheol and join the legion of sinners. Though, once they descend, they can not reenter Limbo.
Purgatory was a safe pace for humans guilty of minor sins or innocent of wrongdoing. It protected them from beastification, chaos, and endless torment outside. The main center/draw was a purifying fire. Specifically, sinners go through the purifying fire to be reborn through pain and ecstasy. After this ordeal and some time, it's possible to be reborn and live a mortal life once again
No one knows exactly how long Purgatory has existed, but the scholars of Sheol and Eden believe that it arose by itself, naturally, as a counterbalance to immortality and endless pain. It was a refuge for humans innocent or burdened with minor sins where they could live peacefully, try again at life, or be heard by the Creator. Before Jesus opened Eden to humans, Purgatory fulfilled this role
After Eden reopened, Lucifer, as the supreme ruler of Sheol, sealed Purgatory. His justification: "Well, since humans now have the opportunity to enter the kingdom of Heaven, it means they fully deserve all this torment and belong here for eternity. They had their chance. " His associates, however, think that Lucifer just wanted to invent additional torture for humans