• Spend six hours in Beleth’s realm.
CHANCE OF INVOCATION:
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INVOCATION MODIFIERS
+1 A Stephen King novel
+2 In a theatre showing a horror movie
+3 More than one hit of LSD
+4 Frightening more than 20 people
+5 A person confronting his phobia in a nightmare
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BELIaL
PrInCe
oFFIre
The world a burning – like the ovens at Belsen, like the eyes of a madman, like the heart of the Prince of Fire.
He and his minions know that if you’re not fire, you’re fuel. Belial would let the whole world burn before admitting defeat. The Calabim Prince of Fire is a fighter, rarely making a personal appearance unless force – or at least a threat – is required. The Adversary himself likes Belial well enough, but limits his power, some say, for fear of treachery.
Belial takes himself very seriously, even by demonic standards. He wears vessels that are strong and well-built, hating any implication of weakness. He likes to dress well, and affects sophistication, but is never without a weapon. It wouldn’t be out of character for him to show up in a three-piece suit, toting a flamethrower on his back. His Servitors may be grubby or elegant, as suits their Bands and their whims – but they all smoke, if only because it’s an excuse to cam a lighter.
He was a servant of Gabriel’s before the Fall. Lucifer swore that he could have the word of Fire after they overthrew God, and he kept his promise as best he could.
Belial represents only the literal power of fire – its destructive nature – and not its conceptual power, as Gabriel frequently does. The rivalry between the two Words of Fire is legendary, and the enmity between their respective disciples rivals the heat at the heart of a star.
DISSONANCE
It’s dissonant for Belial’s demons to be burned by a fire they created. Take this metaphorically: a Belial demon gains a note of dissonance any time he is hurt, physically or otherwise, by his own schemes.
BAND ATTUNEMENTS
Balseraphs
The Balseraphs of Fire can instantly heat up any metal object no heavier than their total Forces times 10, in pounds. It doesn’t get hot enough to melt, or even to start fires, but it will be too hot to hold. This power has a range equal to the demons Corporeal Forces, in yards.
Djinn (restricted)
A Djinn of Belial can brand a victim with the dark symbol of his name. The demon is then permanently attuned to the victim, who doesn’t count against the total possible targets he may attune himself to! The only way to escape is to have the branded flesh flayed away, one inch on either side of the brand and a half-inch deep. A victim who does so is permanently immune to all powers of that Djinn, and often gains unpredictable abilities of his own.
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A further drawback to this powerful attunement: Any- one in the presence of the branded victim (or simply the branded flesh) can use the Celestial Song of Attraction to hunt down the Djinn! Other Djinn – or Cherubim, for that matter – don’t even require the Song; their natural resonance can trace the link back.
Calabim (restricted)
These demons may double their Corporeal Forces when adding them to the check digit of a successful res- onance roll . . . and the Calabim of Fire do not disturb the Symphony when they use their powerful resonance!
Habbalah (restricted)
Instead of inflicting vicious emotions on their victims, Habbalah of Fire can use their evil resonance to make someone they touch believe lie’s on fire for a number of rounds equal to the demons Corporeal Forces.
Lilim (restricted)
Belial’s Lilim add their Ethereal Forces to any attempt to use their resonance to geas someone into an act of mayhem or destruction.
Shedim (restricted)
Instead of entering a human heart, Shedim serving Belial may possess flames – one square yard of flame for each Force they possess. They control the form of their energy, and may urge the flames to consume in one direction or another, or to refrain from bunting some- thing in their midst.
Impudites (restricted)
Belial’s Impudites add their Corporeal Forces when using their resonance on a victim – to Charm or to steal Essence – in the presence of fire. The fire must be within a number of feet equal to the demon’s total Forces.
SERVITOR ATTUNEMENTS
Incendiary
The demon may ignite anything or everything con- sumable by fire within a radius of (6+Corporeal Forces) feet. This power costs 2 Essence and does not cause any damage the first round, doing 1d of damage to every chosen item every round after that.
Firewalker
Demons with this attunement don’t take damage from fire – they love the licking, tickling flames. In fact, once a day they can heal lost Body hits when touched by flames,
recovering a number of hits in damage no greater than the demon’s Corporeal Forces. This doesn’t make the demon immune to heat, nor to heated objects (red-hot pokers, etc.), only to energy manifesting as flame.