LIX - ANDROMALIUS

59 - Andromalius - Appears in book of Incantations and The Lesser Key of Solomon

FROM THE LESSER KEY

ANDROMALIUS.—The Seventy-second Spirit in Order is named Andromalius. He is an Earl, Great and Mighty, appearing in the Form of a Man holding a Great Serpent in his Hand. His Office is to bring back both a Thief, and the Goods which be stolen; and to discover all Wickedness, and Underhand Dealing; and to punish all Thieves and other Wicked People and also to discover Treasures that be Hid. He ruleth over 36 Legions of Spirits. His Seal is this, the which wear thou as aforesaid, etc.

FROM THE BOOK OF INCANTATIONS

the 53. Andromalicus great and mighty earl, appearing in the form of a man holding a serpent in his hand. His office is to bring thefts and good luck that are stolen and to find out all wicked help and underhanded dealings to furnish thieves and other wicked people to discover hidden treasures. he ruleth 36 legions. These are the 52 mighty kings or princes which Solomon commanded into the Brazen vessel with their Legions of whom Beliab (?), Beleth, Amoday, and Gaop were chief and it is supposed it was on account of their pride, for Solomon never  declared why be these bound. and then when he had bound them up and sealed the vessel by divine power, cast them all into a deep lake, or hole in Babylon, and the Babylonians, wondering to see such a thing, went into the lake, breaking the vessel. out flew the chiefs of spirits immediately and their Legions and were all restored in their former places. of these Belial who entered into a certain image and there gave answers to those who offered their sacrifices to him as the Babylonians for they did offer sacrifices and worship that image as a god.

Appearance: A man holding a serpent.

Subrace: Possibly an outcast, due to his non-animal or monstrous depiction.

Abilities: Theft, treasure.

Legions: 36

Rank: Count

Notes:

One of the few demons mentioned in the lesser key but not pseudomonarchia. His earliest appearance is actually in John Harries 1810 Book of Incantations. Most of the Harries citation seems to be his musing on the story of solomon. Most of it has nothing to do with Andromalius.

Andromalius’s name is a combination of the greek root Andro-, meaning “man” and the root -mal, meaning bad or evil. His name is quite literally “Evil Guy”. The imagery among his depictions is fairly plain, being simply a man holding a snake, the snake representing infernal knowledge and treacherous intent. As for his role in hell, his associated with thieves and treasure would likely place him under Zagan in some way. If Shax is the head of the infernal IRS, Andromalius is probably the one doing the collecting.

Brand of the Collector - The marked gains the ability to store objects in a small pocket dimension. The object in question must be physically touched, and will vanish on contact. However, vanishing and manifesting objects comes at a small blood toll. Overuse can cause fainting.