Circles of hell

Vestibule (The Ante-Inferno)

• Appearance: A gloomy, twilight realm outside Hell proper, where souls chase a blank banner while stung by wasps and hornets, feeding worms on the ground.

• Punishment: The Opportunists and Angels who took no side during the rebellion of Lucifer roam aimlessly, uncommitted to either God or Hell.

First Circle: Limbo

• Appearance: A peaceful yet sorrowful castle illuminated by light, housing virtuous non-Christians and unbaptized infants.

• Punishment: No physical torture, but an eternity of desire without hope, longing for the vision of God that they can never attain. Notable residents include Homer, Plato, and Virgil.

Second Circle: Lust

• Appearance: A dark, cavernous storm where the air is black.

• Punishment: Souls are caught in a relentless, howling hurricane that buffets and spins them through the air without rest, reflecting how they were swept away by their passions. Notable figures include Cleopatra, Helen of Troy, and Paolo and Francesca.

Third Circle: Gluttony

• Appearance: A foul, freezing wasteland.

• Punishment: A relentless, dirty mixture of heavy rain, freezing hail, and snow continuously pours down on the sinners. They lie in the slush like garbage, guarded and torn apart by Cerberus, the three-headed dog.

Fourth Circle: Greed (Avarice and Prodigality)

• Appearance: A rocky slope where two groups clash.

• Punishment: The miserly (hoarders) and the wasteful (prodigals) wheel heavy, great weights in semicircles, crashing into one another and shouting, "Why hoard?" and "Why waste?" in eternal, futile conflict.

Fifth Circle: Wrath (Anger) and Sullenness

• Appearance: The swampy, muddy River Styx.

• Punishment: The wrathful violently strike, tear, and bite each other above the surface of the boiling, stagnant swamp. The sullen (the slothful and bitter) lie trapped beneath the black, bubbling water, choking out gurgling sighs that form bubbles on the surface.

Sixth Circle: Heresy

• Appearance: The burning red-hot iron City of Dis.

• Punishment: Heretics and those who denied the immortality of the soul are locked inside burning stone tombs and fiery crypts that glow red-hot.

Seventh Circle: Violence

• Appearance: Divided into three distinct rings guarded by the Minotaur and harpies:

• Outer Ring (Violence against neighbors/property): Sinners (tyrants and murderers) boil in Phlegethon, a river of boiling blood. Centaurs patrol the banks, shooting arrows at any who try to rise too high.

• Middle Ring (Violence against self / Suicides): Souls of suicides are transformed into gnarled, twisted black trees and thickets. Harpies nest in their branches and tear at their leaves, causing them to bleed and speak only through their wounds. Profligates (those who destroyed their property) are hunted and torn apart by wild, starving dogs.

• Inner Ring (Violence against God, Nature, and Art): A vast, burning desert of sterile sand with slow flakes of fire raining down. Blasphemers lie flat on their backs, sodomites run endlessly in circles, and usurers (lenders) crouch with heavy money pouches bearing family crests hung around their necks.

Eighth Circle: Fraud (Malebolge)

• Appearance: A massive, sloping amphitheater of stone divided into ten deep, concentric ditches (Malebolge) connected by rocky bridges:

1. Bolgia 1 (Panderers and Seducers): Whipped by horned demons while marching in opposite directions.

2. Bolgia 2 (Flatterers): Immersed in human excrement, matching the filth of their false words.

3. Bolgia 3 (Simoniacs): Plunged headfirst into rocky baptismal holes with their feet burning in flames—punishing those who sold church offices [INDEX].

4. Bolgia 4 (Fortune-Tellers and Diviners): Their heads are twisted backward onto their shoulders so they can only look behind them, unable to see what is ahead.

5. Bolgia 5 (Corrupt Politicians / Barrators): Submerged in a boiling lake of sticky pitch (tar) and torn apart by winged demons (Malebranche) with hooks if they surface.

6. Bolgia 6 (Hypocrites): Forced to walk around in heavy, dazzlingly gilded lead cloaks that crush them with their outward beauty hiding inner deceit.

7. Bolgia 7 (Thieves): Bound by venomous snakes and lizards; thieves swap shapes with the reptiles in painful, recurring transformations.

8. Bolgia 8 (Fraudulent Counselors): Concealed inside individual tongue-shaped flames of fire for misusing their intellect and giving deceptive advice.

9. Bolgia 9 (Sowers of Discord / Schismatics): Maimed and hacked apart repeatedly by a demon with a bloody sword; as they walk the circle, their wounds heal just in time to be split open again (splitting families, politics, or religion results in their bodies being split).

10. Bolgia 10 (Falsifiers - Alchemists, Impostors, Counterfeiters, Liars): Afflicted with hideous, rotting diseases, burning fevers, madness, and unquenchable thirst that distort their bodies.

Ninth Circle: Treachery (Cocytus)

• Appearance: A frozen, subterranean lake of ice formed by the beating of Satan’s wings, divided into four concentric zones named after famous betrayers:

• Caina (Betrayers of Kin / Family): Immersed in ice up to their necks with their heads bent down. Named after Cain.

• Antenora (Betrayers of Country / Politics): Immersed in ice with their heads free to move, unable to weep as their tears freeze over their eyes. Named after Antenor of Troy.

• Ptolomaea (Betrayers of Guests): Lying supine in the ice with only their faces visible; their tears freeze in their sockets, sealing their eyes. Named after Ptolemy.

• Judecca (Betrayers of Benefactors and Lords): Completely sealed and contorted in thick ice in various awkward postures. Named after Judas Iscariot.

• The Center of Hell: At the very bottom sits Lucifer (Satan), a monstrous three-faced giant stuck waist-deep in ice. With his six bat-like wings, he beats a freezing wind across Cocytus. In each of his three mouths, he eternally chews and tortures history's ultimate traitors: Judas Iscariot (head first, back skinned by Satan's claws), Brutus, and Cassius.

Goetia :

Lust Goetia :

1. Asmoday (Asmodeus) — King

* Rank: King (32nd Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: Appears as a monstrous figure with three heads: the first like a bull, the second like a man, and the third like a ram. He has the tail of a serpent and vomits flames of fire from his mouth. His feet are webbed like those of a goose, and he rides upon an infernal dragon while holding a lance with a banner.

* Personality & Demeanor: Dominant, fierce, and regal. He demands immense respect from the practitioner and requires specific ring precautions during invocation to manage his fiery temper.

* Lust Power & Office: Asmoday is historically known as the primary Demon of Lust. In the Goetia, he grants the "Ring of Virtues," teaches arithmetic, astronomy, geometry, and handicrafts, makes the practitioner invincible, and reveals hidden treasure. He inflames carnal desire, breaks up marriages, and sparks sexual passions.

2. Sitri (Sytry / Bitru) — Great Prince

* Rank: Great Prince (12th Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: First appears as a beast with the head of a leopard and the wings of a griffin. When commanded by the magician, he transforms into a human shape—described specifically as a strikingly beautiful man.

* Personality & Demeanor: Seductive, persuasive, and provocative. He operates through raw physical attraction and unrestrained temptation.

* Lust Power & Office: Sitri explicitly inflames sexual passion between individuals. He compels men to love women and women to love men, and he holds the specific power to compel people to strip themselves naked and reveal their bare bodies.

3. Beleth (Bileth / Byleth) — Terrible King

* Rank: King (13th Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: Appears riding upon a pale horse, preceded by trumpets and a full band of infernal musicians playing loud music. When he first manifests, he appears furious, terrifying, and fiery-tempered.

* Personality & Demeanor: Extremely fierce and prideful. He tests the courage of the summoner; if the magician shows fear, Beleth will never be obedient. The practitioner must hold a hazel wand and face South or East while maintaining a calm, brave demeanor to temper his rage.

* Lust Power & Office: Beleth's sole primary function is to cause all the love and passion that can be, both of men and women, until the desire of the conjurer is fully satisfied.

4. Zepar — Great Duke

* Rank: Duke (16th Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: Appears as a soldier dressed in red armor, wearing the attire and bearing of a medieval knight.

* Personality & Demeanor: Direct, martial, and focused on physical attraction and passionate conquest.

* Lust Power & Office: Zepar's office is to incite women to love men and bring them together in passion. He also possesses a darker aspect: he can cause women to become barren or change their physical nature so they cannot conceive children with their lovers.

5. Sallos (Saleos) — Great Duke

* Rank: Duke (19th Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: Appears as a gallant and handsome soldier riding upon a crocodile, wearing a ducal crown upon his head.

* Personality & Demeanor: Calm, graceful, and peaceful. Unlike many chaotic Goetic spirits, Sallos is noted for having a benign and peaceful nature.

* Lust Power & Office: Sallos causes the love of women to men and men to women. While Sitri and Asmoday lean toward raw carnal lust, Sallos focuses on creating deep, passionate attraction and desire that connects two people emotionally and physically.

6. Vuall (Vual / Uvall) — Great Duke

* Rank: Duke (47th Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: Manifests initially as a mighty, dromedary camel. Upon the magician's command, he changes into human shape and speaks in an Egyptian tongue.

* Personality & Demeanor: Diplomatic, compelling, and secret-bearing.

* Lust Power & Office: Vuall's office is to procure the love of women and spark passionate affection between lovers. Additionally, he brings friendship between enemies and reveals things of the past, present, and future.

7. Gremory (Gamory / Gemory) — Strong Duke

* Rank: Duke (56th Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: Appears in the form of a beautiful woman wearing a duchess's crown tied around her waist, riding upon a large camel.

* Personality & Demeanor: Graceful, alluring, and noble. Gremory is the only Goetic spirit depicted entirely in the form of a beautiful female figure in the original text.

* Lust Power & Office: Gremory tells of all things past, present, and to come, and reveals hidden treasures. Her primary power regarding love is procuring the passionate love of women, particularly inspiring affection in young or older women toward the practitioner.

Greed Goetia:

1. Bael (Baell) — First King

* Rank: King (1st Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: Appears in various formless or composite shapes, most famously with three heads: a toad, a man, and a cat (or a spider in later traditions). He speaks with a hoarse, guttural voice.

* Personality & Demeanor: Deceptive, ancient, and heavy. He is associated with the gluttonous consumption of form, fading into obscurity and mist.

* Gluttony Connection: Historically tied to the Canaanite deity Baal, whom demonologists mocked as a figure of grotesque over-consumption and insatiable appetite. In demonological tradition, Bael embodies the bloated, swelling nature of unchecked consumption and decay.

2. Marchosias — Mighty Marquis

* Rank: Marquis (35th Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: Appears in the form of a wolf with griffin wings and a serpent's tail, vomiting fire from his mouth. When commanded, he takes the form of a man.

* Personality & Demeanor: Fierce, loyal, and a strong fighter. He was of the Order of Dominations and holds a strong desire to return to the Seventh Heaven after 1,200 years.

* Gluttony Connection: Marchosias embodies the predatory, ravenous aspect of gluttony—the insatiable instinct to devour, consume, and tear through prey.

3. Ronove (Ronwe) — Marquis & Earl

* Rank: Marquis / Earl (27th Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: Appears in the form of a monster or a shadowy, bloated creature carrying a staff, often depicted without a defined human countenance.

* Personality & Demeanor: Cynical, teaching-oriented, and patient.

* Gluttony Connection: Outside the standard Ars Goetia text, folklore and demonological tradition (such as Collin de Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal) associate Ronove with the harvesting and consumption of decaying souls, acting as an infernal collector who feeds on spiritual waste and old age.

4. Beelzebub (The Lord of the Flies) — High Prince / Ruler

* Rank: High Prince / Monarch (Note: Central in broader demonology and demon hierarchies; often positioned as the primary Demon of Gluttony).

* Classic Appearance: Appears as a gigantic, bloated fly, a massive toad, or a towering, swollen human figure with a dark face, wide nostrils, and bat wings.

* Personality & Demeanor: Filthy, prideful, and consuming. He thrives on decay, rotten excess, and sensory overload.

* Gluttony Connection: In Christian demonology (specifically Peter Binsfeld’s 1589 classification of the Seven Deadly Sins), Beelzebub is the official Demon of Gluttony. He governs insatiable hunger, drunkenness, physical waste, rotting food, and the mindless addiction to excess.

Greed : In The Lesser Key of Solomon (Ars Goetia), Greed (Avarice) is one of the most heavily represented domains. Because Renaissance magicians frequently used grimoires for material gain, numerous spirits are summoned specifically to discover hidden treasure, generate wealth, steal riches, or grant status and influence.

Beyond the Goetia, broader demonological tradition directly assigns the sin of Greed to specific high-ranking infernal figures.

The classic appearances, offices, and personalities of the primary Goetic and demonological spirits associated with Greed are detailed below.

1. Mammon — Demon of Greed (Sin Classification)

* Rank: Prince / Arch-Demon (Central in broader demonology; classified as the embodiment of Avarice by Peter Binsfeld in 1589).

* Classic Appearance: Often depicted as a hunchbacked, gilded figure with glowing eyes, covered in coins, jewels, and gold chains, or as a towering king surrounded by piles of wealth.

* Personality & Demeanor: Obsessive, corruptive, and insatiable. He turns mortal minds toward hoarders' logic, material worship, and ruthless financial gain.

* Greed Power & Office: Mammon is the literal patron of Greed, wealth, and material obsession. He induces the desire for gold, drives economic exploitation, and ensures that no amount of wealth ever satisfies the heart.

2. Belial — Mighty King

* Rank: King (68th Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: Appears as two beautiful angels sitting in a chariot of fire. He speaks with a graceful, pleasant voice.

* Personality & Demeanor: Highly deceptive, proud, and demanding. The Goetia explicitly notes that Belial will not give true answers or grant favors unless the magician offers him rich gifts, sacrifices, and offerings.

* Greed Power & Office: Belial distributes high titles, lands, lordships, and political influence. He enriches practitioners with worldly power, material dominance, and favor among noblemen, feeding the ambition for status and land ownership.

3. Raum (Raim) — Great Earl

* Rank: Earl (40th Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: First appears in the form of a crow or raven, but at the magician's command, he takes human form.

* Personality & Demeanor: Cunning, aggressive, and thieving.

* Greed Power & Office: Raum's primary office is to steal treasure out of king's houses and carry it wherever he is commanded. He enriches the magician directly by impoverishing others, making him a pure agent of theft and predatory wealth accumulation.

4. Asmoday (Asmodeus) — King

* Rank: King (32nd Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: Three-headed (bull, man, ram) with a serpent's tail, vomiting flames while riding an infernal dragon with a lance and banner.

* Personality & Demeanor: Fierce, proud, and commanding.

* Greed Power & Office: Beyond his reign over Lust, Asmoday gives the Ring of Virtues, reveals hidden treasures, and guards gold. He teaches how to secure lost wealth and prevents others from claiming hidden riches.

5. Barbatos — Great Duke

* Rank: Duke (8th Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: Appears with four noble kings and great troops of singing companions when the sun is in Sagittarius.

* Personality & Demeanor: Harmonious, noble, and perceptive.

* Greed Power & Office: Barbatos breaks the enchantments placed over treasures hidden by magicians. He reveals hidden stashes of gold, interprets the language of animals to find riches, and reconciles disputes over property.

6. Volac (Valac / Valefar) — High President

* Rank: President (62nd Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: Appears as a child with angel's wings, riding upon a two-headed dragon.

* Personality & Demeanor: Deceptively innocent in appearance, but highly sharp and cunning.

* Greed Power & Office: Volac gives true answers of hidden treasures and tells where serpents may be seen or captured, which he delivers to the magician without force or cost.

Wrath Goetia:

1. Satan / Amon — Demon of Wrath (Sin Classification) & Great Marquis

* Rank: Marquis (Amon is the 7th Spirit of the Goetia; Satan is the Arch-Demon of Wrath in Binsfeld’s classification).

* Classic Appearance: Amon appears first as a wolf with a serpent’s tail, vomiting flames of fire out of his mouth. When commanded into human shape, he takes the form of a man with dog's teeth or a raven's head.

* Personality & Demeanor: Fierce, proud, and harsh.

* Wrath Power & Office: Beyond procuring love and reconciling feuds, Amon embodies violent fury. In broader demonology, his aspect as the embodiment of Wrath unleashes unrestrained anger, bloodlust, and murderous rage.

2. Eligos (Abigor) — Great Duke

* Rank: Duke (15th Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: Appears as a goodly knight carrying a lance, a ensign (flag), and a serpent.

* Personality & Demeanor: Tactical, commanding, and cold. He approaches conflict with martial expertise rather than mindless rage.

* Wrath Power & Office: Eligos discovers hidden things and knows of wars to come, as well as how soldiers will or should meet. He incites generals and lords to bloody battles, grants military favor, and causes violent clashes between armies.

3. Andras — Great Marquis

* Rank: Marquis (63rd Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: Appears in the form of an angel with the head of a black night-raven, riding upon a strong black wolf and holding a sharp, gleaming sword in his hand.

* Personality & Demeanor: Uniquely dangerous, chaotic, and viciously hostile. The Goetia warns explicitly that if the magician does not take extreme care, Andras will murder the summoner and their companions on the spot.

* Wrath Power & Office: Andras is the spirit of pure discord, murder, and violent slaughter. His sole function is to sow total strife; he escalates minor arguments into deadly battles and kills commanders, masters, and servants alike.

4. Leraje (Leraie / Leraikha) — Great Marquis

* Rank: Marquis (14th Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: Appears as a gallant archer dressed in green, carrying a bow and a quiver of arrows.

* Personality & Demeanor: Aggressive, competitive, and martial.

* Wrath Power & Office: Leraje causes great battles and contests, and specifically causes bow shots and wounds to putrefy and fester. His arrows inflict gangrene, turning physical combat into agonizing, lingering deaths.

5. Halphas (Malthus) — Great Earl

* Rank: Earl (38th Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: Appears in the form of a stock-dove (stork/pigeon), but speaks with a hoarse voice once he assumes human form.

* Personality & Demeanor: Heavy, militaristic, and destructive.

* Wrath Power & Office: Halphas specializes in seige warfare and total destruction. He builds towers, supplies weapons and ammunition, sends armed men to designated places, and burns entire towns to ashes.

6. Sabnock (Savnok) — Mighty Marquis

* Rank: Marquis (43rd Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: Appears as an armed soldier with a lion's head, riding upon a pale horse.

* Personality & Demeanor: Cruel, relentless, and warlike.

* Wrath Power & Office: Sabnock builds high towers, castles, and cities, providing them with weapons. In battle, he afflicts enemies with festering, rotten wounds full of worms, inflicting severe physical torment on those targeted by the summoner's anger.

Hersery Goetia :

1. Leviathan — Arch-Demon of Heresy (Hierarchical Classification)

* Rank: Prince / Grand Admiral of Hell (Classified in Sebastien Michaelis's 1612 exorcism hierarchy as the primary demon of Heresy).

* Classic Appearance: A giant, terrifying sea-serpent or dragon of the abyss with glowing eyes, scaly armor, and smoke pouring from its nostrils.

* Personality & Demeanor: Deceptive, chaotic, and prideful. Leviathan operates subtly to erode faith from within.

* Heresy Power & Office: Leviathan is specifically charged with inducing heresy and religious doubt. In demonology, he tempts the faithful to reject church dogma, adopt false teachings, and doubt divine truth. His heavenly adversary is St. Peter, the rock of the Church.

2. Astaroth — Great Duke

* Rank: Duke (29th Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: Appears as an foul, unseemly angel riding upon an infernal dragon, holding a viper in his right hand. He emits a breath so noxious that conjurers must hold a protective silver ring to their noses to ward off the stench.

* Personality & Demeanor: Highly philosophical, melancholic, and talkative. He claims he fell not out of malice, but by unfair judgment.

* Heresy Power & Office: Astaroth teaches all liberal sciences and answers true questions regarding the creation of the world, the Fall of the Angels, and divine matters. He subtly tempts scholars and theologians into intellectual heresy, encouraging pride of intellect and questioning orthodox creation theology.

3. Berith (Beal / Bofi) — Great Duke

* Rank: Duke (28th Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: Appears as a soldier clothed in red, riding a red horse and wearing a golden crown upon his head. He speaks with a clear, graceful, yet deceptive voice.

* Personality & Demeanor: Highly deceitful, prideful, and prone to lying unless bound within a magic circle.

* Heresy Power & Office: Berith is the demon of blasphemy and contentious debate. He instigates quarrels among clergy, inspires open insults against sacred things, and turns men toward false covenants and blasphemous declarations.

4. Balam (Balaam) — Terrible King

* Rank: King (51st Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: Manifests with three heads (a bull, a man, and a ram), eyes of flaming fire, a serpent's tail, and rides upon a furious bear while carrying a goshawk on his wrist. He speaks with a hoarse voice.

* Personality & Demeanor: Sharp, intimidating, and secretive.

* Heresy Power & Office: Named after the biblical false prophet Balaam, who led Israel into apostasy, Balam grants wittiness, cunning, and the ability to speak falsely without being detected. He instructs practitioners in how to spread deceptive arguments and turn others away from spiritual truth.

5. Murmur (Murmux) — Great Duke & Earl

* Rank: Duke/Earl (54th Spirit)

* Classic Appearance: Appears as a soldier riding a vulture, wearing a ducal crown, preceded by two trumpeters.

* Personality & Demeanor: Grave, philosophical, and reflective.

* Heresy Power & Office: Murmur teaches philosophy and forces the souls of the dead to appear before the exorcist to answer questions. By summoning spirits to dispute religious truths, he undermines traditional faith and encourages spiritualism over divine revelation.

Violence Goetia:

Focalor (Forcalor) — Mighty Duke

​Rank: Duke (41st Spirit)

​Classic Appearance: Appears in the form of a man with the wings of a griffin.

​Personality & Demeanor: Cold, elemental, and merciless. He has power over the deep waters and atmospheric pressure.

​Violence Power & Office: Focalor's office is to slay men and drown them in the waters, as well as to sink warships and naval fleets. He holds dominion over the sea and winds, capable of bringing sudden, catastrophic maritime violence and mass drowning upon designated targets.

​2. Aim (Haborym / Aym) — Great Strong Duke

​Rank: Duke (23rd Spirit)

​Classic Appearance: Appears as a man in human shape, but with three heads: the first like a serpent, the second like a man with two stars on his forehead, and the third like a calf. He rides upon a viper and carries a burning brand in his hand.​Personality & Demeanor: Scorching, destructive, and chaotic.

​Violence Power & Office: Aim sets entire cities, castles, and large places on fire. He fills the minds of targets with cunning and malicious intent, bringing sudden, fiery devastation and total structural ruin to a practitioner's enemies.

​3. Vepar (Separ) — Great Duke

​Rank: Duke (42nd Spirit)

​Classic Appearance: Appears in the form of a mermaid.

​Personality & Demeanor: Deceptive, aquatic, and lethal.

​Violence Power & Office: Vepar governs the waters and guides armored ships and fleets. However, her violent office is to cause the sea to be rough and stormy, and to make it appear as though the sea is full of ships when there are none. More directly, she inflicts lethal infections and painful wounds full of worms, causing men to die within days.

​4. Flauros (Haures / Havres) — Great Duke

​Rank: Duke (64th Spirit)

​Classic Appearance: FirstPersonality & Demeanor: Uncompromising, truthful when bound, but violently protective and vengeful.

​Violence Power & Office: Flauros destroys and burns up the enemies of the practitioner. He also prevents the magician from being tempted by other spirits or external forces, using total destruction to clear obstacles and eliminate opposition.

​5. Malphas — Great President

​Rank: President (39th Spirit)

​Classic Appearance: Appears first as a crow, but when commanded into human shape, he speaks with a hoarse voice and adopts a commanding military stance.

​Personality & Demeanor: Industrial, structural, yet ruinous.

​Violence Power & Office: While Malphas builds houses, high towersand fortresses, his destructive capability lies in his power to instantly destroy the desires, thoughts, and constructions of enemies, as well as to betray builders, sabotage strongholds, and turn defensive fortifications into rubble.

Fraud Goetia :

. Belial — King of Lies & Deceit

​Rank: King (68th Spirit)

​Classic Appearance: Appears as two beautiful angels sitting in a chariot of fire. He speaks with a charming, pleasant, and highly polished voice.

​Personality & Demeanor: Seductive, deeply manipulative, and profoundly dishonest. He is described as created next after Lucifer and considers himself one of the highest order.

​Fraud Power & Office: Belial is the archetype of fraudulent promises and false legal presentation. The Goetia explicitly warns that Belial will not speak a single word of truth unless he is bound by heavy offerings, sacrifices, and divine names. He grants titles, land, and political favor built on illusions and precarious pacts.Berith (Beal / Bofi) — Great Duke

​Rank: Duke (28th Spirit)

​Classic Appearance: Appears as a soldier clothed in red armor, riding upon a red horse and wearing a golden crown.

​Personality & Demeanor: Arrogant, smooth-talking, and inherently untrustworthy.

​Fraud Power & Office: Berith turns all metals into gold (alchemy) and gives true answers of things past, present, and to come. However, the grimore warns that he is a notorious liar and scammer. Magicians must compel him to speak truth, or he will trick the operator with fraudulent alchemy, false promises of wealth, and counterfeit prophecies.Valefor (Malaphar / Malephar) — Duke of Thieves

​Rank: Duke (6th Spirit)

​Classic Appearance: Appears as a lion with the head of a donkey or a roaring lion with a thief's countenance.

​Personality & Demeanor: Friendly, familiar, and deceptively welcoming to the practitioner.

​Fraud Power & Office: Valefor is a "good familiar," but he entices practitioners into theft, swindling, fraud, and illegal schemes. He offers clever plans to rob others or acquire illicit funds, ultimately leading the practitioner into total downfall and criminal entanglement.Balam (Balaam) — King of Deception

​Rank: King (51st Spirit)

​Classic Appearance: Manifests with three heads (a bull, a man, and a ram), eyes of flaming fire, a serpent's tail, and rides a bear with a goshawk on his wrist.

​Personality & Demeanor: Cold, calculating, and double-tongued.

​Fraud Power & Office: Balam grants wittiness, cunning, and perfect invisibility/stealth regarding fraudulent actions. He enables practitioners to fabricate convincing lies, manipulate arguments, and commit fraudulent misrepresentation without being detected by peers or legal authoritiesGlasya-Labolas (Caacrinolaas) — Earl & President

​Rank: Earl / President (25th Spirit)

​Classic Appearance: Appears in the form of a dog with wings like a griffin.

​Personality & Demeanor: Chaotic, aggressive, and shadowy.

​Fraud Power & Office: Glasya-Labolas teaches all arts and sciences in an instant, but is the mastermind of bloodshed, slaughter, and betrayal. He incites conspiracies, instigates fraudulent treachery among allies, and makes men invisible to their victims while committing acts of deceit.

Treachery Goetia:

Andrealphus — Marquis of Betrayal

​Rank: Marquis (55th Spirit)

​Classic Appearance: Appears first as a noisy peacock with a loud voice. Upon command, he assumes a human shape.

​Personality & Demeanor: Arrogant, loud, and intellectually proud. He uses academic knowledge as a facade to conceal his treacherous nature.

​Treachery Power & Office: Andrealphus teaches geometry, mensuration, and astronomy, but his sinister office is transforming men into the likeness of birds or beasts to evade capture or spy on allies. He orchestrates covert intelligence operations, enabling total betrayal through espionage, false pretenses, and stealth.Glasya-Labolas (Caacrinolaas) — Earl & President of Conspiracies

​Rank: Earl / President (25th Spirit)

​Classic Appearance: Appears in the form of a dog with the wings of a griffin.

​Personality & Demeanor: Bloodthirsty, secretive, and chaotic.

​Treachery Power & Office: Glasya-Labolas is the primary Goetic architect of conspiracies, murder, and mutiny. He incites betrayal between friends and allies, reveals past and future crimes, and grants the ability to make conspirators invisible while they carry out lethal treachery against their masters.Andras — Great Marquis of Murder and Mutiny

​Rank: Marquis (63rd Spirit)

​Classic Appearance: Appears as an angel with the head of a black night-raven, riding upon a strong black wolf while holding a sharp, gleaming sword in his hand.

​Personality & Demeanor: Viciously hostile, unpredictable, and lethal. He seeks to betray and murder his own summoner if the circle is breached or if proper protocol is neglected.

​Treachery Power & Office: Andras is the spirit of insurrection, treason, and high-level mutiny. His sole function is to sow discord and turn servants against their masters, soldiers against their generals, and citizens against their sovereigns, causing total societal and domestic betrayal.Malphas — Great President of Sabotage

​Rank: President (39th Spirit)

​Classic Appearance: Appears first as a crow, taking human form with a hoarse voice when commanded.

​Personality & Demeanor: Industrial, calculating, and false. He accepts sacrifices and offerings with apparent gratitude, but will immediately deceive and betray the giver.

​Treachery Power & Office: Malphas builds strongholds and brings workers together, but his core treachery lies in his ability to sabotage fortifications from within, expose the hidden thoughts and plans of allies to their enemies, and turn trusted architects and builders into traitors.Ipos (Ayporos / Ipes) — Earl & Prince of Doubts

​Rank: Earl / Prince (22nd Spirit)

​Classic Appearance: Appears as an angel with the head of a lion, the feet of a goose, and the tail of a hare.

​Personality & Demeanor: Cunning, elusive, and double-faced.

​Treachery Power & Office: Ipos makes men witty and bold, but uses this power to instigate subtle betrayals of trust. He reveals secrets that break bonds between confidants and instills false courage in leaders so they walk blindly into treasonous traps set by their inner circles.