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Baal-pteor

A Stygian sorcerer and servant of the Black Seers.

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Also known as the brown-skinned Baal-pteor

First appearance: the people of the black circle

Baal-pteor shows up with force in III: Black Hands Gripping. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A Kosalan strangler and servant of Totrasmek, he attempts to kill Conan with his bare hands but is overpowered and killed.
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In III: Black Hands Gripping: A Kosalan strangler and servant of Totrasmek, he attempts to kill Conan with his bare hands but is…

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Valerius’s emotional peak occurs as he shifts from physical agony to a stunned, weeping despair over Taramis’s…

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