Bathin

Siblings: The Dominions

**Bathin** is the 18th spirit of the Ars Goetia and a Great Duke of Hell, who has thirty to thirty-seven legions of demons under his command.

## Overview

Bathin was an angel though to which choir he belonged in was unknown. Due to his strong appearance he was likely of the Dominion order of angels. After his fall from grace when rebelling against Heaven alongside Lucifer, he was appointed as a duke of Hell, who has under his command thirty legions of demons.

He knows the virtues of precious stones and herbs, making him a close associate of Stolas who too is well-versed within the knowledge of stones and herbs. It is said that Bathin and Stolas would also come to aid Mammon in bringing stones or material with special unique properties so as the Lord of Greed could use them for his own purposes. He can bring men from one place to another through astral projection.

## Appearance

He is depicted as a strong man with the tail of a serpent, riding a pale horse.

## Powers and Abilities

**Animal Companionship:** Bathin can form a sacred and powerful union between Bathin and animal companions, and they both tend to protect and care for one another and assist each other in multiple situations. Bathin 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:** Bathin 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 Bathin to mimic animalistic traits while still in their original form. Bathin can mimic multiple animals at once.

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

**Authority:** Bathin 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:** Bathin 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, Bathin commands extraordinary capabilities associated with the obscurity of the unknown, channeling and harnessing these dark forces to their advantage.

**Demon Physiology:** Bathin 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 Bathin 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:** Bathin has demonic powers, which can be obtained a number of different ways. Bathin 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:** Bathin 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:** Bathin possesses the genetic traits and abilities of two or more different species.

## Myths and Legends

He is ranked as a duke in the *Lesser Key of Solomon* (as the eighteenth spirit) and Johann Weyer's Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (as the tenth spirit), where he is described as a serpent-tailed and muscular man riding a pale horse, who knows the properties of plants and stones, transports people across countries, and rules 30 legions of demons.

## Trivia

* According to Rudd, Bathin is opposed by the Shemhamphorasch angel Caliel.
* In the Grand Grimoire, he is listed as a subordinate of Fleurety.
* He hates being treated like a fool.

## Quotes

*"The cycle of man is an eternal swirl of insecurities, he forgets where he came from and does not know where he is going." - Bathin.*