Baal

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* Current Form
* Alive

**Baal** is a demon, and a king in the Ars Goetia.

## Appearance

Baal appears as a fairly young-looking, pale-skinned demon with cracks across his face. He has straight black hair, out of which poke out two cat ears. His eyes are olive-colored with black Scalera. His lips curve a bit more than normal, causing him to appear cat-like when smiling. He has large white horns that curl into a somewhat crown-like shape around his head. He wears a three-layered getup that consists of a light brown collared shirt, a grey and white striped vest, and a black coat, as well as simple black dress pants and shoes. He wears a few pieces of elaborate jewelry, the most standout of which being a pair of strangely-shaped gold earrings, but he also wears a diadem (which is often partially hidden by his horns) and an eye-shaped broach which depicts a red eye with black Scalera. He wears a pair of half-moon glasses. He does have a black cat's tail, but keeps it hidden under his clothes.

## Personality

Baal is typically serious, and he's not one for jokes- no one's ever heard him laugh. Despite that, however, he does know how to have a good time and is often prompted to do so by his colleagues in the Ars Goetia- urging him to "loosen up". He finds most of his subconscious behaviors- such as his tail wagging when he's happy or lightly purring when someone scratches him behind the ears- highly embarrassing, and will try to hide them in the best ways he can (such as hiding his tail under his clothes, implementing a no-touch policy, etc.) These behaviors do come out every now and again, however, much to his embarrassment.

## History

Baal, as a demon, was created the same day Lucifer fell into the Underworld. For years he possessed humans and caused chaos in the mortal realms, eventually deciding to start ruling on a kingdom on a whim, as a "game". He ruled for quite a while, and in that time he had a son named Astaroth with his human queen. Eventually though, he was discovered and sealed into the mirror world. 5 centuries later, a different Astaroth, the crown prince of a now-forgotten kingdom, was born. Named after the Baal's son, Astaroth was quiet and kind, always willing to help others, but he was gullible and naïve. Baal, under the guise of a trapped spirit, approached Astaroth in the mirror one night, begging him to show mercy on his soul and let him out. Astaroth, swayed by the ruse, did as he was asked, and performed the ritual to bring Baal out of the mirror realm. Set free, Baal latched onto Astaroth's soul, leaving Astaroth nauseous, helpless, and confused. After taking a small part of Astaroth's soul for himself, Baal possessed Astaroth completely and began to kill humans as revenge. Astaroth, however, was able to take back control, and thus began a near-constant internal war. Astaroth would pass out and awaken covered in blood with no prior memories of how he got there, and Baal began to get tired of the constant fight, so one day when he took over Astaroth's body, he attacked Astaroth's mother and father, the king and queen. The queen bled out and died, but the king was able to survive the brutal attack, and, believing that he had been attacked by how own son, sentenced Astaroth to death. All the way to the guillotine, Astaroth begged for his life, trying to explain that it hadn't been him, it had been Baal possessing him, but it was no use, and Astaroth was beheaded. With Astaroth dead, Baal was able to take over his body and soul completely, and though he awoke with a splitting headache and decades of memories that weren't his, he was back in a true form after over a century. With that, he completely destroyed the kingdom and retreated back into the Underworld where he would eventually found the Ars Goetia and become a king within it.

## Trivia

* His birthday, June 6th, is a reference to how many armies it's said he commands in *The Lesser Key of Solomon.* (66)
* He has the ability to turn invisible, mind-control people to give him preferential treatment, and shapeshift into animals, specifically a cat and a toad.
* His voice becomes very hoarse when he's tired.
* Most of his subconscious behaviors are reminiscent of cats.
* When he took over Astaroth's body completely, Baal gained all of Astaroth's memories, often meaning he remembers his past from two entirely different perspectives, and depending on which one he recalls in the moment it can be traumatizing at times.
* He is considered one of the most intelligent demons in the Underworld alongside Stolas and Barbatos.
* His favorite color is gold, since it makes him feel "regal".
* He tells people his favorite food is beef, when in reality it's fish and gravy.
* He has retractable fangs and claws, neither of which are particularly large or threatning.
	+ He normally keeps them in, since he thinks having them out makes him look too cute.
* He likes to write and read, and keeps a journal in his desk that no one but himself has ever read.
	+ Asmodeus has tried to several times, but the pages of Baal's journal are enchanted to look blank to anyone but himself.
* He doesn't really listen to music, but will listen to ASMR nature videos if he's having a hard time sleeping.
	+ These videos usually knock him out in about 5 minutes.
* He read exactly one manga and hated it so much he burned it in his fireplace.
* He'll sometimes sleep curled up in a ball, wrapped in a blanket.
	+ His colleagues refer to this as "Baal's Ball."
* He doesn't know how attractive other people think he is and he doesn't care.