Stolas

**Stolas** is a minor character in the *Divine Comedy*.

He is a member of the Ars Goetia and a prince of Hell. He is also the husband of Stella, a hellborn belonging to an aristocratic family of avian demons, and the father of Octavia. Stolas is also, in a sense, the beneficiary of I.M.P. who entered a discreet and "not so legal" contract with Stolas to kill humans on Earth which would then be brought to his region of Hell.

## History

### Background

Stolas is a fallen angel who fell from grace when he joined Lucifer's rebellion against God. After his fall, Stolas was one of the primary members of the Ars Goetia and would report directly under Lucifer and Satan. Like his Goetial peers, Stolas would operate in a similar manner to the other Goetia members, where they influence humans to commit vices that would bind them to their respective circles of which they feudally lord over.

However, Stolas would be a different case. This is seen when Satan would be the one to give Stolas the grimoire under unanimous vote by all seven emperors. He would basically study the stars and the meanings behind them at the behest of the powers of Hell so as uncover these prophecies and futures that are engraved in the stars in order to exploit any possibility of them taking over the Earth. But the real reason, only known to Samael and Lucifer, was that Stolas would use the grimoire in order to decipher how the Apocalypse would occur and what would happen to them in the long run.

### Meeting Blitzø

Stolas would eventually grow tired of his task even though it was considered a huge honor if bestowed upon by Satan. Regardless, Stolas felt confined in his own palace and sought a bit of thrill outside his royal obligations as a prince and seer. Perhaps his most impactful experience was his interaction with the imp known as Blitzø. During his meetings with Blitzø, he discovered that the imp has founded a business that takes in cases where they eliminate a target (a living human) at the request of a client who seeks revenge against the targeted human who wronged them in life.

Blitzø mentioned that it was almost impossible to find a way to reach the living world without being observed by Hell's forces, especially Heaven, and tried to convince to Stolas to let them use his grimoire. Stolas, of course, not only hesitated since he practically handing over a sacred duty to an imp but also one that is performing actions that go against Hell's laws. He only relented when Blitzø promised him that if he would sign Stolas's Devil Pact their business would help in not only having Stolas accumulate power that would hasten his deciphering of the stars but also rapidly give Hell the advantage it needs against Heaven. Stolas agreed and had I.M.P. sign the Devil Pact which in turn let Blitzø use the grimoire to easily access the human world but at the risk of going under Hell's nose and gaining unwanted attention from Heaven.

### Marriage to Stella

Stolas's' pact with Blitzø eventually culminated in him having a romantic relationship with him. However, due to the way imps are seen and treated, this would stain Stolas' reputation, especially since the grimoire he has was given to him by Satan which gives the impression that he is not only forgoing his duties but mocking Satan.

Under pressure and threat of being stripped of his power then thrown to Tartarus, Stolas agrees to an arranged marriage with an aristocratic hellborn demon named Stella to put an end to the rumors of him being with an imp and cleaning his image once again. However, this was not done out of affection or love towards Stella but mainly to avoid persecution from Hell's forces for his tomfoolery. Their marriage resulted in the birth of Octavia.