XVIII - Saleos

18 - Saleos - Caleos, Saleos, Zaleos Depicted as a solider riding a crocodile. Said to be of Pacifist Nature, causing men to love women. Wears a ducal crown. Appears in The Discoverie of Witchcraft, The Book of the Office of Spirits, Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, and The Lesser Key of Solomon

From Libre Officorum

The 8 is called Caleos, 95 he hath power & knowledge of infinite treasures, he maketh one beloved & purchaseth familliaritye, he appeareth like a knight ridynge upon a crockadrill & he weareth upon his head 2 crownes, but he is very false in his aunsweres, but if he be well constrayned & mayestered.

From Pesudomonarchia

Saleos [Zaleos] is a great earle, he appeareth as a gallant [handsome] soldier, riding on a crocodile, and weareth a dukes crowne, peaceable, &c.

From Discoverie:

Saleos is a great earle, he appeareth as a gallant soldier, riding on a crocodile, and weareth a dukes crowne, peaceable, &c.

From the Lesser Key

The 19th spirit is called Saleos, he is a great and mighty duke, & appeareth in [the] form of a gallant souldier, ridding on a Crocodile, wth a dukes crowne on his head peaceably he causeth ye love of women to men & men to women, he governeth 30 Legions of spirits his seal is this, wch must be worne before you.

Appearance: A knight in scarlet armor riding a crocodile, 

Subrace: Cambion/ascendant damned

Abilities: Treasure, Love

Legions: 30

Rank: Duke

Notes:

Name is likely derived from the latin Calere, meaning warmed, hot, or glowing, used figuratively to mean aroused or inflamed. Wears two crowns which is interesting, this is possibly a reference to the egyptian double crowns, symbolizing the union of upper and lower egypt, but a reasonable explanation would be that Saleos simply killed another Duke and took their crown. It would certainly explain their allegiance to pacifism. It is interesting that later texts do not mention the double crown, perhaps saleos passed it on to another duke between the writing of the libre officiorum and pseudomonarchia? Given their supposedly pacifist nature, It would make sense that Saleos prefers subterfuge to outright combat, despite their armored appearance. Their relation to magic would almost definitely place them under Purson.

Brand of the pacifist - Through the sacrifice of a small but significant amount of blood, the voice of the marked becomes enhanced, and all those who hear it become eldritch sinks, unable to perform any sort of magic. However this also affects the marked, making any sort of retaliation difficult. Perhaps this is the point.