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HELLOWEEN #7: GIOBELA

-GIOBELLA, known to some conjurers as SYNTHEVE or NORIOTH, is a Decanus Deicidium of Hell, with 23 legions and 667 unknowable curses to her name. She knows all arts sorcerous, in particular dread augry, bodily transformation, all blasts and beams, and may be called upon to summon globular lightning and falling stars or creatures from worlds beyond Hell or Heaven.

She appears as a beautiful woman adorned in a flaming cloak, with great claws and the head of a ram. She is of fair disposition and will readily aid the summoner without coersion, though as a requirement for her summoning,she will ask for a kiss upon apparation. This will only be required once, but it will leave her mark upon the summoner.-

Giobella is... intimidating. I have heard whispers of her in the corners of hell, my interviewees speak of her often unprompted with a mixture of fear and awe. I have seen the results of her wrath for reasons enigmatic to even those witnesses, smoldering craters and twisted bodies. I have heard the rumors, that she has eaten the Star of the Forsaken Tree, that it was her that stole the crystal key from the Titan of Dis, that the twenty-three members of the Temple of Longinus' Fang were originally twenty four before they crossed her path.

I, myself, was wise enough to take credence of these rumors, and would not have spoken to her at all had I not met her in the archives as I was searching for ancillary information. There was little fanfare but her appearance itself, she was simply there, shining within the archive as she browsed it herself for some unknown purpose.

She was the one who initiated conversation first. She saw me and asked "Do you bear the Sign of Lillim?" I replied in the negative and asked the meaning of the sign. Perhaps a foolish boldness, but one that appeared to amuse her. She told me to forget it, and asked of my purpose. As I explained, she offered an interview and I obliged.

It was in her tower, the God-Killing Prism, where I spoke with her. She was using another demon as a footstool and several souls as a chair as she spoke to me. None of them appeared to exhibit any consternation, not even the soul growing fangs while Giobella was leaning her elbow on her rib.

She was remarkably open about the affairs of Hell, which granted valuable insight that I will speak of in several later entries, and remarkably more affable towards her lessers than others I spoke with. Which is perhaps understandable, it is easy to be compassionate from the shining tower, but I suspect that it is more than that; given the way other higher level devils I spoke with were.

She also seemed keenly interested in the entries within my pages, perhaps asking more questions about myself than I did of her, and informing me of several things I had not yet recorded in fact. But she seemed remarkably cagey about herself and her origins, dodging questions with quick ballasts of wordplay and redirection.

But through careful dialogue I did gain enough information to infer a few things. She started out as low-born, perhaps even partially of human stock (A rarity if there ever was one), and mainly got where she was through sheer dedication to the sorcerous arts, but also through being lucky in choosing which opportunities and patrons to pursue, a fact she seemed slightly ashamed of.

But, she seemed completely in-control of most of our conversation. the only time she became even slightly uncollected is when I tried to press on the matter of the Sign of Lillim. To see her eyes blaze is to know she spoke the truth when she said that all I needed to know about the subject at the moment was to never speak of it in hell except to two names, one of them she knew intimately, the other she only knew from afar.

After this, she gave me a sigil of pink metal wrapped in paper to show, but only to those two, she emphasized, and she quickly changed the subject.

We parted amicably, and I would not be averse to conversing with her again. I am still curious about the hellhound crossbreeds within the psychic warhound lineage...

-Xavier X. Xolomon , Monsterologist and Understudy to The Librarian Of Babel

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This is probably the most indulgent demon I've done, and I worry I may have made her too Mary Sue-y and straightforward-good for Hell, but I did want to go for a more "cool" than "pathetic, grotesque and/or sad" vibe to her as a character to befit her design.

Which, fun fact, I basically made her when I was dawdling on Kaijune, with her and a few other demons you're going to see inspiring me to do a whole project of these, so there's that!

And yes, the Sign of Lillim is a hint at the larger geography of Hell, and it and the mention of her commentary will get follow-through later...

...As per usual the whole descriptions, designs, ectcetera from this project are free to use as you see fit under a CC-BY 4.0 license so long as I; Thomas F. Johnson, am credited as their creator!

#my art #my writing #demon #demoness #monstergirl #monstergirls #creature design #character design #synthwave #baphomet #wizard #helloween

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micalefey · 7 years ago

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The Magicians (TV Spells)

Ars Deicidium

This spell is known as the Art of Killing Gods and is written in a book that is stored in the Library's Poison Room. It allows the user of the spell to turn metal objects into God Killing Weapons. The magical power needed to work the spell is tremendous and no ordinary amount would suffice. The amount of magic Kady extracted from the death of the demigod John Gaines as barely enough to make one God-Killing bullet. And the death of Umber was utilized to extract the magic to create a God-Killing sword by Julia, which Quentin used to kill Ember and save all of Fillory.

Atsuko's Spectral Refraction

This spell was mentioned by Julia Wicker in "The Girl Who Told Time" in an alternate timeloop sequence. The spell was referenced when when she connected it to the sequence of another spell. Dean Fogg stated that the Spectral Refraction was, in fact, a spell learned by second-year Brakebills students.

Une Chaleur Temporaire

A spell used by Julia and Marina while locked in the meat locker of the safe house. This spell provides the two women the ability to withstand the cold temperatures long enough to escape. The spell, written in a mixture of Latin and French, requires the preparation of a concoction. Along with alchemical symbols, the ingredients include crushed rocks or sand, and animal fat. Once the mixture is burned, it must be applied to the skin. It is possible this is the show's version of Chkhartishvili's Enveloping Warmth.

Coptic Illusion Spell

Emily Greenstreet used this spell on both herself and Quentin Coldwater in an attempt to manifest the appearance of Alice Quinn and Mayakovsky, respectively. Though she noted it a 'party trick', the illusion spell (which works only while the skin is wet) can be used to take the appearance of whomever the other person longs to see the most, or presumably, anyone they wish.

Contact The Other Side

A spell Alice Quinn planned on using to find out what happened to her deceased brother, Charlie. The spell requires the active participation of four 'magical adepts', candles, bones, sand, Cardamon and must be cast within the time-frame of Midnight. Being a Niffin, Charlie did not answer the call, but rather the Beast, who utilized the situation to open a gateway between worlds.

Czechoslovakian Unlocking Charm

A spell Marina taught to the Hedgewitches of her safe-house, and by extension, Julia. The spell, "Odemknout" forces any iron or mechanical lock open. It can be assumed the Czech spell to seal locks would be the opposite, "Zamknout".

Emotion Bottles

A spell utilized by Quentin, Alice, Penny, Margo and Elliot to physically isolate their emotions from their bodies in order to practice battle magic. Requiring a spell spoken in Japanese and a small bottle that can be worn on the body, this enchantment will quite literally "bottle" ones emotions, rendering the magicians completely unfeeling, logical beings. The spell should not be succeeded for longer than three hours as it can take a toll on the body, and the emotions can be overwhelming when they return.

The Fish Hook

A spell invention of Julia Wicker and Kady's mother, Hannah. The spell, which harnesses energy from a large floor-drawn sigil in the shape of an anchor, can be used to pull an object from one location to another through dimensions. The spell requires cooperative magic, needing at least two magicians to perform, and the chanting of an incantation. The duo used it to steal file cabinets concealing all of the magical knowledge of Marina Andrieski's Hedgewitch safehouse.

Koyosegi's Ward

One of various magical wards which can shield a space and offer protection from outside forces. Upon "picking" the weaker ward Julia had placed around her safehouse, Hannah suggested this one; implying it was a stronger version and not as easily infiltrated.

Lasaro's Golem Spell

A spell, only known originally by Lasaro, a jealous ex-boyfriend of Margo Hanson. Using a rare substance called 'living clay', a magician can create an exact, flesh-replica of a person, known as their 'Golem'. This process is complicated, and if done inefficiently, can cause the actual person whom the Golem resembles to become faint, weakened and unstable. If done correctly, a magician may be able to swap consciousness with their Golem while asleep, allowing them to reside in two locations at once, though only one body can be conscious at a time.

Musical spell

A spell to influence spontaneous music, song and dance in all those nearby. Utilizing a tut resembling the waving of a conductors baton, it was used by Margo in "Lesser Evils", to make Eliot sing "One Day More" from Les Miserables in an attempt to inspire courage in the High King before he has his duel with the King of Loria.

Necromantic Resurrection

A mysterious spell found in the Brakebills Library, this dark spell allows a magician the power to raise the dead. Though the effects are highly unstable and only last a few minutes, a spirit of the deceased may momentarily return to their corpse, as seen when Julia and Kady ressurected the lifeless body of Marina Andrieski. The spell requires a relatively fresh corpse, and the last known ingredient of the spell is to burn the book from which it came.

Poll spell

Mentioned in "The Girl Who Told Time". Eliot uses it to find out, how popular he is in Fillory as High King.

Prayer to the Harvest Deity

A supplication spell to a shy, earth goddess. While sitting inside a large, chalk-drawn sigil (the goddesses symbol) Julia recited the words, "I beseech and devote myself, I plead and promise myself to you, she of the grain, that you will raise me up above the chaff. Amen." The goddess answered, and Julia levitated into the air.

Probability Spell

A powerful ritual that can send one of any number of individuals into an astral state of being. While under, the participants can decide how best to go about their course of action, and whatever decisions they make will effect the outcome of whatever end result they desire. Using a double sided coin, candles and some hallucinogenic herbs, the spell will take effect, and the illusionary situations will play out as if they were reality. This can appear to play out for weeks at a time, if necessary to answer the questions for which the spell was cast (though upon breaking, the magicians return to the exact moments the spell was cast originally).

The Rhinemann Ultra

Presumably the most powerful battle magic spell known, the Rhinemann Ultra can only be successfully executed by a master magician. The first known usage of the spell was in December, 1944, when Rupert Chatwin used it during the Battle of the Bulge to win World War II, having petitioned the Fillorian Gods Ember and Umber for enough power to perform it. It was later taught by a Pixie professor named Bigby to Brakebills students until the class became too dangerous and was banned. Alice Quinn, having acquired the strength of a master magician from Ember, attempted to destroy the Beast with this spell. It is recommended that no one, save for the target, be within 20 feet of the blast radius when the spell is detonated.

Romanian Flying Enchantment

A spell spoken in Romanian, presumably used to enchant object to fly. The parchment the spell was written upon was kept in the Physical Kids Dormitory for practice uses. "pierde legaturile de gravitatie si plutesc liber. Ca praful, chiar pietre avanta pe briza. Ca vapori, un rau curge inapoi la cer. Deci, prea acum va aceasta mutare obiect mare pentru a acoper."

Scarlotti's Web

Spell used in "The World in the Walls" that traps the caster's intended target inside of a dark prison within their own mind that shapes itself to psychologically destroy the the target, with the intention of permanently incapacitating them. It is "high end designer cooperative magic", according to Marina Andreiski. It can only be broken by summoning the Matarese, an evil bug spirit of the Underworld. Along with a spell, placing a totem of the Matarese upon the victim will cause the bug spirit to awaken and inhabit the magicians body, shortening out the cerebral cortex and breaking the illusion. It is then up to the victim to release themselves from the spell. The spell: "Daemonium Matarese, ecce vocavi te in carcere liberare mens est. Imperio Scarlatti telem nobus."

Portal Spell

Using a piece of chalk, Richard Corrigan drew the large outline of a door onto the surface of Julia's apartment wall and recited the words "Aperio nobus ostium ad annecto procul". With a glimmering flash of light, the wall became a door to the location of every member of Free Trader Beowulf, no matter their distance from each other globally.

Sumerian Shield Charm

First-years at Brakebills School for Magical Pedagogy are required to learn this simple but powerful shield charm, which can be used to protect its caster from glass, debris and presumably projectile spells (as it was used in an attempt to protect Quentin, Margo and Elliot from the blast effects of the Rhinemann Ultra, an extremely powerful battle spell). This charm can be strengthened greatly through the use of cooperative casting.

Tesla Flexion

The Tesla Flexion is a fold between realities, requiring an array of tesla coils, and a tented area for the realities to meet. It was successfully performed by Dean Fogg and Julia Wicker, connecting two different realities temporarily together so that Quentin could speak to an Alice Quinn from a different time-loop that survived the Beast's attack and became an expert on Shades. In the procedure, people from different timelines were prohibited from interacting physically, as the collision of matter from different realities occupying the same space can create a paradox, i.e. an explosion. The Tesla Flexion has only been successfully employed once before, as it was deemed too volatile when three people died in an attempt to shut it down. Due to the forces at play in the spell, maintaining a connection for longer than two minutes would result in the death of anyone in the vicinity.

Teukolsky's Locator Spell

A spell to find the spirits of the deceased. The spell will locate an active spirit still tethered to the physical plane, directing a magician to the location where the spirit had originally died. It requires a lit match, which will flare up brightly when the correct location is approached.

Turkish Binding Spell

The spell magicians use to seal a rogue Niffin into a Niffin box. Accompanied by a small, coffin-shaped wooden box etched with special sigils, a magician will recite the spell "Seni baglamak emrediyorum! Sana dönmeni emrediyorum!" and permanently seal the Niffin within.

Weizenheim's Third

A "tiny little weather suspension spell" performed by Emily Greenstreet. It can be cast through a number of hand motions to enchant one's lips, enabling them to become a 'smoke artiste' and manipulating the movements and shapes the smoke takes.

Word as Bond

This spell is used by Julia on the Beast, and later by Quentin on Niffin Alice, to magically seal the terms of a pact between the two. Accompanied by a sigil drawn onto a piece of paper, the intended parties then place the base of their thumbs onto the sigil, branding the spell onto themselves. It is unknown what would happen if one were to attempt to break the Word as Bond, or if it is even possible.

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