Vual

Vual

Lesserfolk-consensusWestern grimoires (Ars Goetia / Lesser Key of Solomon)Western Europe (textual/grimoire tradition)
Origin

The supplied sources do not contain a native myth or vernacular origin story for Vual. What is recorded in the available materials is that Vual appears as one of the named spirits in the textual tradition of goetic listings associated with the Ars Goetia (the Lesser Key of Solomon). Because the references are catalog entries in a grimoire tradition rather than ethnographic accounts, there is no narrative of birth, descent, or mythic origin preserved in the provided documents. The absence of an origin account in the supplied corpus is explicitly noted by the sources and indicates that Vual's presence is textual and classificatory within magical manuals rather than tied to a surviving folk cosmogony in these materials.

Appearance

No physical description for Vual is recorded in the supplied sources. The materials reviewed present Vual only as a named entry in lists derived from the Ars Goetia; they do not include any descriptive passage detailing Vual's form, attire, or iconography. The lack of descriptive data in the provided documents means that any specific visual attributes, animal forms, or heraldic emblems for Vual cannot be asserted from the available evidence.

Abilities

The provided documents do not specify powers, offices, or behaviors for Vual. Within the context supplied—goetic catalogue listings—entities are typically presented as spirits that can be invoked or commanded in ritual frameworks, but the excerpts and listings available here do not furnish Vual's functions, promised abilities, or typical interactions with practitioners or humans. The only substantiated claim in the sources is Vual's status as a named goetic spirit; no operative or functional details are present in the supplied material.

Weaknesses & Wards

Weaknesses

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    No weaknesses/wards recorded in supplied sources

Wards

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    No weaknesses/wards recorded in supplied sources
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Community Record

Sources
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    List of demons in the Ars Goetia. Wikipedia, 'List of demons in the Ars Goetia' (as cited in research notes).wiki
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    Розмальвана вуаль - Вільям Сомерсет Моєм. Archive.org listing for a literary title containing the string 'vual' (provided in research notes); does not pertain to the goetic spirit.other
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    CIA Reading Room: RUMANIAN ECONOMIC INFORMATION (file containing string 'VUAL' in OCR). Archive.org listing of a declassified document whose OCR contains the letter string 'VUAL' incidentally; provided in research notes but not substantive about the goetic entity.other
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    Duke Vual - 72 Demons of The Lesser Key of Solomon: The Ars Goetia | Demonology - Solomon's Temple Investigation Marathon 464. Archive.org listing for an audio/video presentation referencing the Ars Goetia and Vual (as cited in research notes); the excerpt does not provide primary grimoire details about Vual.other
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