18. Duke Bathin

[Iananan]

Duke Bathin
Bathin is a Duke (Great Duke according to Pseudomonarchia Daemonum) of Hell, who has under his command thirty legions of demons. He knows the virtues of precious stones and herbs, and can bring men suddenly from one country to another. He helps one attain astral projection, and takes you where ever you want to go.
He is depicted as a strong man with the tail of a serpent, riding a pale horse.

His name could derive from Latin 'batha', Ethiopian (it was believed that demons could appear in the form of a black man) or from Latin 'mathios', an undetermined herb that was believed could keep serpents young.

I think I might go with the herb thing...

Additional traits:
Element - Air
Metal - Lead
Plant - Mistletoe
Candle colour - Purple
Tarot card - 10 of Swords

Got my work cut out for me.



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some quick silhouette things, I haven't decided whether Bathin's tail of a serpent is more of a lizard tail from the base of the spine, or a whole lower body snake doodah like the middle one. DECISIONS

[darkreaver]

keep goingggg

i'm surprised that you went with herbs, since a number of other demons have this trait as well...but I don't think any others THINK WITH PORTALS. Looking forward to see how you treat it either way.

with regards to tail on a human form vs. lamia form, i'd personally go with the human plus tail...it's a bit more of a challenge to make that look like a natural organism as opposed to a chimera with parts grafted on, but I think it's a more...original monster design, maybe. Somehow i'd like to see the tail be definitively a snake, rather than just a lizard though.

[Iananan]

Shit! I have a little more on this, but no time to finish it. I moved house, started a new jorb and other excuses .

Maybe I'll jump in on a second or third tier bathin later if I find time, but the first deck deserves someone that is more committed than this.

I hate that I am doing this, but this is me.dropping out . Probably later than I should have.

I suck!