Baal

Baal is a main antagonist in the novel Dark Blaze. He is present within both of Nicholas Aero and Hadrian Voivode's 1918-1920 storylines as the Emissary of Hell, posing as the voice of Oque Puinsim, or Lucifer, but is in fact a representative of Azazel and his region of Sitra Achra.

Baal's self-confidence in his abilities are only rivalled by the likes of Mircea Voivode and Eoin O'Leary.

Due to how powerful Baal is, with the amount of souls he has consumed over the centuries, he cannot posses people for long before they deteriorate and he is forced back to Hell. He can transform into his daemonic form during his possession of people, however, it greatly increases the deteriorating process. Baal's summoning is unique to Hallowe'en, where he can only be brought to the Domain of the Living (Earth) by a ritual known as the Samhain.

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Pre-Book History:
Baal began life as a Canaanite ruler in the 9th Century B.C., however, after his death he was sent down to Hell for his sins and became a resident of the Sitra Achra region of Hell, ruled by the Rex Daemon, Azazel.

Through his torture in Hell, Baal was transformed into an iusto daemon, however, through Hell's endless warring and killings, Baal was able to consume enough souls to climb up the ranks of Azazel's forces and become powerful enough to gain a daemonic form, becoming a daemon legate in the process.

For two-thousand years, Baal had worked his way up in his trust of Azazel and eventually became his personal emissary. During the 1900s, Baal was tasked by Azazel to discover the location of the Mortuus Libro. By 1920, he discovers that the Mortuus Libro is located in the mysterious remnants of Camelot.

Physical Appearance (Henry Marlborough):

 * Eye Colour - Citrine (Formally Blue).
 * Hair Colour - Brown.
 * Hair Style - Short, combed.
 * Facial Hair - Clean-cut.
 * Skin Colour - White.
 * Height - 6'0" (182.88cm)
 * Weight - 13st (182lbs)
 * Accent - Southern English accent.
 * Age (End Of Novel) - Unknown, over 2,000-centuries-old.
 * Other Features - Has hypnotic citrine eyes. His skin and body deteriorates at a rapid pace.

Physical Appearance (Daemonic Form):

 * Eye Colour - Citrine.
 * Hair Colour - Black.
 * Hair Style - Bald.
 * Facial Hair - Clean-cut.
 * Skin Colour - Black.
 * Height - 15'0" (457.02cm)
 * Weight - 60st (840lbs)
 * Accent - Distorted and deep Southern English accent (due to the fact he is possessing Henry).
 * Age (End Of Novel) - Unknown, over 2,000-centuries-old.
 * Other Features - He has three heads, one of a feline, one of a frog and one humanesque in the centre.

Attire & Arsenal:
Baal does not use any weaponry, instead he relies on his own strength or transforming into his daemonic form.

Personality:
Baal is a being who demands respect. He displays envy for the way the strigoii show their respect for Mircea, which shows he is a creature of power dynamics. Baal has an absolute lack of humanity, as displayed when he kills his subordinates, teases his victims or plays with his food, however, he displays curiousness when it comes to Nicholas Aero and his soul.

Biography (1918-1920):
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Although a mystery at first, it is revealed that Baal is the representative of Oque Puinsim / Lucifer for a meeting between this being and Mircea Voivode, the Grandmaster of the Thule.

Baal is brought onto Earth through the Samhain Ritual and possesses the dead body of the P.C.O. agent, Henry Marlborough.

Powers & Abilities:

 * Can transform into a daemonic form.
 * Extensive knowledge of Lingua Diaboli.
 * Super strength.
 * Increased sense of smell - can smell souls.
 * Immortal.
 * Deep knowledge of lore and weaknesses of monsters.
 * Power over lesser daemons.

Weaknesses:

 * Holy Water.
 * Rapid Deterioration.
 * Palo Santo.
 * Salt.
 * Binding Circles.
 * Cast-iron.
 * Mountain Ash.
 * Graveyard Dirt.

Major Relationships:
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Defeated:
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Although Baal is a terrifying presence within the novel, he does not kill anybody of note. His vessel, Henry Marlborough, is already deceased, killed by the Black Dog Society, before Baal possesses his body.

Trivia:

 * Baal is based on the same daemon of Abrahamic lore.
 * Baal's daemonic form is also based on his description from Abrahamic lore.
 * The ritual to summon Baal, the Samhain, is also the original name for Hallowe'en.
 * Although most daemons can perform telekensis, Baal has as of yet not displayed this ability.
 * As a human, Baal was Jewish.