Flauros

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**Flauros** is a leopard demon and a duke in the Ars Goetia.

## Appearance

Flauros appears as a humanoid snow leopard demon with straight white hair and ice blue eyes with black sclera. He has small black horns coming out of his head. He wears a white collared shirt under a black cloak.

## Personality

Flauros is quiet and mysterious, often showing little to no emotion to anything. Despite his cold exterior, however, he genuinely cares about his friends, and they are the only ones who can melt his icy exterior. He prefers to be alone, and absolutely hates social interactions with strangers. He has issues where he wants to be in control, always, and sometimes it makes him come across as controlling and manipulative. He has a tendency to lie.

## History

Flauros was born to an unnamed king and queen in an old kingdom. He loved his older brother Forneus with his whole heart, and he loved spending time with him. Despite being the crown prince and being very busy, Forneus always made time for his younger brother, which created a strong bond between the brothers. Flauros was eventually introduced to Forneus's friends Amdusias and Bunerius, the crown princes of the neighboring kingdoms. Eventually, he was given a firefly in a jar that he was told to release once he came of age. Flauros agreed, and he spent many years eagerly anticipating it, and it eventually became what he had to look forward to after Forneus disappeared. When the time came, Flauros went to the last place his brother had been seen- the docks. He opened the jar and released the "firefly", and immediately felt his head spin. The small glowing creature revealed that it was not a firefly- it was a fairy, and it was angry for having been trapped in a jar for years. The fairy cursed Flauros and disappeared, and Flauros passed out soon after. When Flauros awoke, his body had a strange ache, his clothes were torn, and most disturbingly, he was covered in blood that wasn't his, and he was in some kind of forest. This happened night after night, and poor Flauros was scared and confused. After a couple months, Flauros couldn't stand it anymore, and attempted to trigger whatever was happening to him on his own terms, and this is when he made the horrific discovery that he'd been turned into a were-leopard; even worse, instead of triggering only during full moons, it triggered nightly. He couldn't control it, and he slowly became more reserved and cold as he came to terms with what he perceived as a monster that lived within him. He kept this horrible secret for years until things escalated to the point where he came close to harming someone he cared about before he could regain partial control and flee. Unable to continue any further, Flauros fled to the docks and clawed out his throat, taking his own life. He awoke as a demon, permanently trapped in his were-leopard form but remaining in his more "human" state of mind. He lived in the Underworld for a long time before he was scouted for the Ars Goetia, where he would reunite with his brother Forneus.

## Trivia

* His birthday, March 6th, is a reference to the legions of demons under his command (36).
* Him being a leopard is a reference to how Flauros is described in the *Pseudomonarchia Daemonum.*
* His height and weight in were-leopard form were calculated using a D&D height+weight chart.
	+ Specifically the tabaxi section
* His place in the friend group originally belonged to Ronove.
	+ He also wasn't originally related to Forneus.
* Flauros can create and control fire, create smoke, control heat, cause explosions, and place a "burn sigil" on people that causes them to burn alive, and is effective on both mortals and other demons.
	+ He has a resistance to mental afflictions caused by magic.
	+ He can also shift into a more human form should he desire, but this can be difficult and draining for him.
* He has a side hussle as a paid assassin.
	+ This is a reference to how Flauros would supposedly destroy the summoner's enemies, and could even kill other demons.
* He denies being able to read the future.
* Before he was cursed, Flauros loved cats and felt like connected to them on a spiritual level.
	+ He still likes cats, but his passion for them faded as he retreated into himself.
* His favorite color is blue.
* His favorite food is lamb.
* His hair was wavier before he was cursed, and it straightened out after his first transformation.
* He can't sleep if it's too bright in the room.
	+ He's very sensitive with regards to how bright is too bright.
* He doesn't listen to music.
* He doesn't watch anime or read manga.
* He's considered too "animal-like" for most demons.