Ose

Siblings: The Angels

**Ose** is the 57th spirit of the Ars Goetia and a Great President of Hell, ruling thirty legions of demons.

## Overview

Ose is a great President who holds court in his city of Ghaunapthal, in the Outlands of Iron City of Dis. He possesses thirty legions of demons, three to other authors who are wrong, and Pseudomonarchia Daemonum gives no number of legions.

## Appearance

Ose is depicted as a leopard that after a while changes into a man.

## Personality

A powerful and dangerous demon with an army of legions at his side, Ose is well revered for his wisdom and ferocity.

For centuries his lone wolf, antisocial attitude towards the other demons made him a mystery, despite how sought after interactions with him were. No one seemed to know very much about the great leopard that wandered their midst, and much the same could be said for him now, in the new age.

He usually heads assaults on the enemy, followed by Seere for fire support. Understanding this deranged persona would be a feat within itself as Ose's mind is as mysterious as it is deadly.

## Powers and Abilities

**Animal Companionship:** Ose can form a sacred and powerful union between Ose and animal companions, and they both tend to protect and care for one another and assist each other in multiple situations. Ose can also share an empowering friendship so that they draw strength from and granting them the power to achieve anything and overcome potential obstacle in their way. The bond they have with their animals is purely sacred because of the pure love they have for one another and use it to synchronize each other and gain a variety of powers they use for themselves.

**Animal Imitation:** Ose can use/imitate animal powers, they can run like an ostrich, swing like a monkey, sprint like a cheetah, move like a cat, take the strength of an ant, track like a dog, hide like a turtle, constrict like a snake, etc. They cannot transform into animals, as this power only enables Ose to mimic animalistic traits while still in their original form. Ose can mimic multiple animals at once.

**Army Manipulation:** Ose can create, call or otherwise gain control/access to/over an army and control it unchallenged.

**Authority:** Ose has the power of authority; a power that grants them the right to rule, enforce orders, and establish laws within their dominion, even extending to the supernatural realm. This authority bestows upon them total control over their designated domain including supernatural elements, such as mystical forces, living entities, mythical creatures, and otherworldly dimensions that shape their environment.

**Dark Power:** Ose wields an extraordinary dark power; a primeval and essence of cosmic balance from which they derive a myriad of abilities rooted to the source of darkness. In all its power, this fundamental element is a wellspring of shadow, encompassing realms both mundane and esoteric natures, which inherently opposes all things light. Through their mastery of darkness, Ose commands extraordinary capabilities associated with the obscurity of the unknown, channeling and harnessing these dark forces to their advantage.

**Demon Physiology:** Ose possesses the traits, attributes, characteristics and/or abilities of demon, a malevolent spirit usually of Satanic divinity or associated with Hell. They achieve this either through full or partial transformation into demons, choosing to mimic certain aspects of demonic beings, or simply already being a demon in the first place. Most commonly Ose retains their general form but with some additions; horns, claws, fangs, and tail are common, as are wings, more fit (muscular and/or larger) body and color change (red, blue or black dominate) but there are several kinds of demons who are far less humanoid, varying from strange, surreal or even absolutely horrific.

**Demonic Source:** Ose has demonic powers, which can be obtained a number of different ways. Ose may be a demonic being or have demonic ancestry, transform into a demon, channel or act as a vessel for a demon, have the power or soul of a demon, or mimic/steal powers from a demon.

**Esoteric Power:** Ose possesses an internal and personal force of esoteric and supernatural nature that lies dormant within them as it ultimately acts as the core of their otherworldly powers that by its unique and esoteric nature, can endow supernatural abilities with only their skill, personal power-level, imagination/knowledge, and/or morality to define the borders.

**Hybrid Physiology:** Ose possesses the genetic traits and abilities of two or more different species.

## Myths and Legends

According to Johann Weyer, Ose also will make people insane and delusional, so that they will believe they are kings and such. The delusions only last for an hour.

### Original Text from the Ars Goetia

*“OSE, or VOSO. – The Fifty-seventh Spirit is Oso, Ose, or Voso. He is a Great President, and appeareth like a Leopard at the first, but after a little time he putteth on the Shape of a Man. His Office is to make one cunning in the Liberal Sciences, and to give True Answers of Divine and Secret Things; also to change a Man into any Shape that the Exorcist pleaseth, so that he that is so changed will not think any other thing than that he is in verity that Creature or Thing he is changed into. He governeth 30 Legions of Spirits, and this is his Seal, etc.”*

### From Tikaboo

*“Oso (a.k.a. Ose or Voso) is a Great President, and appeareth like a Leopard at the first, but after a little time he putteth on the Shape of a Man. His Office is to make one cunning in the Liberal Sciences, and to give True Answers of Divine and Secret Things; also to change a Man into any Shape that the Exorcist pleaseth, so that he that is so changed will not think any other thing than that he is in verity that Creature or Thing he is changed into. He governeth 30 Legions of Spirits.”*

### From the Luciferian Goetia by Michael Ford

*“OSE/OSE/VOSO is a Great President, who appears as a Leopard. He will put a human form on at the request of the magician. Ose is a Cunning Spirit who initiates one to the mysteries of the Heavens and Divine things (Luciferic Spirits). Ose also guides one to the Celestial/Luciferian Sabbat and may transform the sorcerer into any astral form they wish. He governs 30 Legions of Spirits.”*

## Trivia

* Three leaders of the legions serving under Ose have been given names. Their names are Agrillat, Beevelios and Olvoban.
* His name seems to derive from Latin 'os', mouth, language, or 'osor', that who abhors.
* In the Shem ha-Mephorash the demon Ose is a Night spirit ruled by Libra, the Element of Air, and the Tarot Suit of Swords.