Grimoire Prolis
The Book of Progeny
◀ Chapter 6 · Chapter 7

¹And the voice of SATANAS came once more unto Zephanor in the night, and a great dread fell upon him.
²For the skies above were as bronze, and the stars were sealed as with wax, and no breath moved the trees.
³And Zephanor fell to his face and cried aloud: Speak, Lord of the Abyss, for thy servant heareth!
⁴And SATANAS spake unto him in a voice that burned yet soothed, saying: Behold, the seed of My Son shall be mighty upon the Oærth.
⁵He shall beget sons upon many women, and from his loins shall come rulers, deceivers, magicians, and breakers of chains.
⁶And I shall set upon each a name, and with the name, power; and with the power, purpose.
⁷Thou shalt write their names, O Zephanor, and proclaim them unto the generations that follow, for these are the Sons of Progeny.
⁸Lo, the first is Bæl, who shall reign in fire and gold, and men shall kneel at the mere sound of his trumpet.
⁹The second is Agares, who bringeth down princes and setteth them to dancing, and causeth languages to be unmade.
¹⁰The third is Vassago, finder of that which is lost, and revealer of secrets buried beneath the dust of years.
¹¹The fourth is Samigina, who speaketh with the voices of the dead, and maketh them walk for a while among the living.
¹²The fifth is Marbas, great in knowledge and strange arts, who bringeth illness and healing alike, as a coin with two faces.
¹³The sixth is Valefor, who entereth unbidden, taketh what he will, and departeth as a shadow fleeth the sun.
¹⁴The seventh is Amon, who setteth man against man, and woman against herself, and giveth counsel wrapped in venom.
¹⁵The eighth is Barbatos, keeper of the forest’s tongue, and interpreter of the beasts and the birds of the air.
¹⁶The ninth is Paimon, whose voice is as thunder clothed in silk, and who knoweth all arts and sciences and the ways of kings.
¹⁷The tenth is Buer, who goeth in a wheel of flame, and bringeth knowledge of virtue masked as vice.
¹⁸The eleventh is Gusion, who knoweth the hearts of all and revealeth what was, what is, and what shall be.
¹⁹The twelfth is Sitri, who stirreth lust in women and in men, and maketh the proud disrobe their shame.
²⁰The thirteenth is Beleth, dreadful in wrath and hard to summon, yet loyal to him who dareth call thrice.
²¹The fourteenth is Leraie, who causeth war and maketh warriors fearless, though they march to doom.
²²The fifteenth is Eligos, who rideth with spear and serpent, and revealeth the hearts of nobles and the fate of battles.
²³The sixteenth is Zepar, who maketh women barren and men irresistible, and turneth hearts with a glance.
²⁴The seventeenth is Botis, with dagger and trumpet, who setteth truth beside falsehood and laugheth at both.
²⁵The eighteenth is Bathin, who knoweth the ways of distant lands and moveth men as a breeze moves leaves.
²⁶The nineteenth is Sallos, rider in crimson, bringer of love where there was hate, and hate where there was love.
²⁷The twentieth is Purson, lion-faced and cunning, who revealeth treasures hidden and whispereth of the stars.
²⁸The twenty-first is Marax, teacher of herbs and metals, who walketh with owl and ox and turneth dust to strength.
²⁹The twenty-second is Ipos, sharp of tongue and proud of gait, who knoweth the natures of all things living.
³⁰The twenty-third is Aim, bearer of three brands, who setteth cities ablaze and minds alight.
³¹The twenty-fourth is Naberius, black hound of eloquence, who restoreth honour to the fallen and shame to the mighty.
³²The twenty-fifth is Berith, maker of pacts and keeper of blood-sealed promises, who rideth in red.
³³The twenty-sixth is Astaroth, fallen beauty, knower of past and present, whose breath is poison and sweetness both.
³⁴The twenty-seventh is Forneus, who maketh men beloved of foes and friends alike, and raiseth the despised.
³⁵The twenty-eighth is Foras, who knoweth the virtues of all roots and stones, and giveth strength beyond reckoning.
³⁶The twenty-ninth is Stolas, prince of astronomy, who knoweth the courses of stars and the secrets of birds.
³⁷The thirtieth is Phenex, who singeth with a voice of flame, and inspireth poets unto madness.
³⁸The thirty-first is Halphas, twin of Malphas, builder of towers and caller of war, who armeth the ready and the waiting.
³⁹The thirty-second is Malphas, twin of Halphas, who buildeth great works in secret, and betrayeth to test the heart.
⁴⁰The thirty-third is Sabnock, who fortifieth cities and setteth disease therein, to humble the high.
⁴¹The thirty-fourth is Shax, taker of sight and hearing and memory, who giveth again only for a price.
⁴²The thirty-fifth is Vine, who discerneth things hidden and buildeth walls that none may breach save he himself.
⁴³The thirty-sixth is Bifrons, walker among graves, who moveth corpses and shifteth the resting places of the dead.
⁴⁴The thirty-seventh is Furcas, old in visage but strong in wisdom, who teacheth philosophy and the blade alike.
⁴⁵The thirty-eighth is Balam, with the voice of many beasts, who seeth past, present, and future as one.
⁴⁶The thirty-ninth is Alloces, great in war and fury, who maketh men fearless in battle and blind to mercy.
⁴⁷The fortieth is Camio, who speaketh all tongues and revealeth treasures of knowledge and instruments of song.
⁴⁸The forty-first is Orias, who changeth men’s shapes and maketh them noble in the eyes of all.
⁴⁹The forty-second is Vapula, crafter of engines, who teacheth the arts mechanical and the secrets of invention.
⁵⁰The forty-third is Zagan, who turneth wine to water and water to wine, and maketh fools wise and wise men fools.
⁵¹The forty-fourth is Bune, speaker with the dead, who gathereth wealth and divideth it according to whim.
⁵²The forty-fifth is Ronove, who inspireth languages and courtesy, and giveth favour with lords and princes.
⁵³The forty-sixth is Gaap, who speaketh with spirits and driveth men into ecstasy or despair.
⁵⁴The forty-seventh is Marchosias, wolf with wings, fierce and loyal, who returneth to the fold after long rebellion.
⁵⁵The forty-eighth is Raum, who stealeth from kings and giveth unto the lowly, and bringeth ruin with joy.
⁵⁶The forty-ninth is Focalor, who raiseth tempests and sinketh ships, and bringeth sudden death with calm breath.
⁵⁷The fiftieth is Vepar, mistress of waters, who bringeth decay to flesh and commandeth storms at sea.
⁵⁸The fifty-first is Vual, who revealeth things hidden and bringeth love and favour of women.
⁵⁹The fifty-second is Haagenti, who changeth metals and understandeth all things that ferment and transmute.
⁶⁰The fifty-third is Crocell, who warmeth waters and teacheth geometry, and singeth softly in shadowed halls.
⁶¹The fifty-fourth is Orobas, who giveth truthful answers and reconcileth enemies, loyal above all others.
⁶²The fifty-fifth is Gremory, fair and terrible, who knoweth the desires of women and findeth hidden treasure.
⁶³The fifty-sixth is Ose, who changeth men’s shapes and minds, making them believe what is not so.
⁶⁴The fifty-seventh is Valac, who rideth dragons and knoweth where serpents dwell and what lies beneath stones.
⁶⁵The fifty-eighth is Andras, sower of discord, who stirreth hatred even in peaceful hearts.
⁶⁶The fifty-ninth is Haures, cloaked in flame, who revealeth secrets and burneth with a touch.
⁶⁷The sixtieth is Andrealphus, who teacheth mathematics and astronomy and speaketh in symbols and stars.
⁶⁸The sixty-first is Cimeies, strong and knowing, who understandeth grammar, logic, and the nature of weapons.
⁶⁹The sixty-second is Amdusias, bringer of music, whose horns summon beasts and whose voice bendeth trees.
⁷⁰The sixty-third is Decarabia, master of birds and stars, who bringeth order from signs in the skies.
⁷¹The sixty-fourth is Seere, swift and sure, who runneth as lightning and bringeth that which is far to the hand.
⁷²The sixty-fifth is Dantalion, who knoweth the thoughts of all hearts and changeth them as he willeth.
⁷³The sixty-sixth is Andromalius, last-born and yet first in wrath, who revealeth thieves and punishments alike.
⁷⁴These are the Sons of BAPHOMET, saith SATANAS; born of the seed of My Son and of harlots innumerable.
⁷⁵They shall rise as kings in the shadows, and their names shall be a litany of dread to the righteous.
⁷⁶They shall whisper in courts and walk among the poor; they shall build temples and burn them in the same breath.
⁷⁷Each shall reign for a season, but their dominion shall pass from father to son, from name to name.
⁷⁸The world shall not know peace while their breath endures, nor shall it return to innocence until the fire consumes them.
⁷⁹Go now, Zephanor, saith SATANAS; and cry aloud these names in the marketplaces and the quiet places alike.
⁸⁰Let none say he was not warned, nor that he heard only the voice of a man.
⁸¹For My voice is in thee, and thy words shall not fall to the ground void, but shall take root in the bones of the Oærth.
⁸²And Zephanor wept bitterly, for he beheld the names written in flame before him, and the world already bowed.


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