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For the suburb of Gelsenkirchen, see Buer, Germany.
Buer

Buer is a spirit that appears in the 16th century grimoire Pseudomonarchia Daemonum and its derivatives, where he is described as a Great President of Hell, having fifty legions of demons under his command. He appears when the Sun is in Sagittarius. Buer teaches Natural and Moral Philosophy, Logic, and the virtues of all herbs and plants. He also heals all infirmities, especially of men, and gives good familiars.

He is depicted in the shape of Sagittarius, which is as a centaur with a bow and arrows.

According to other authors he teaches Medicine, and has the head of a lion and five goat legs surrounding his body to walk in every direction.

Although the etymology of his name is uncertain, curiously there was an ancient city named "Buer" (now Gelsenkirchen) in Westphalia, Germany.

Buer in Popular Culture

  • Buer is portrayed in a Polish fantasy movie "Dzieje Mistrze Twardowskiego" ("The Story of Master Twardowski") about famous polish necromancer Pan Twardowski, as a president of Trade Collegium of Hell.
  • A monster called a Buer (sometimes Buel) appears in the Final Fantasy series of games, usually as a multi-winged bat.
  • Buer also appears in "Hellblazer" comic book as one of demons from Hell, who tortures little children and wants to snatch a soul from John Constantine.
  • Buer appears in the Role Playing Game arkanun as a president of Hell.
  • Buer appears in Alan Moore's comic book series Promethea, when he is summoned (along with the entire Ars Goetia) to attack the title character by a magician named Ben Solomon.
  • Buer appears in Grim Grimoire as a chimera, summoned using the alchemy rune.
  • A "Buer" is also the slang name for a man who cannot leave his home.
  • A mythical creature, known only as either a Buer or a Rustle Buer, has been said to wander the moors of Devon. The creature is said to be tall, grey skinned & is believed to mumble incoherent jibberish & make odd rustling noises. It is said that to encounter a Buer at close quarters brings a slow & lingering death.
  • Buer also appears as a slang term (British) in Graham Greene's book 'Brighton Rock'.
  • Buer has a small comedic role as a lusty teacher in the manga series "Stray Little Devil" by Kotaro Mori. It is also apparent that he can teach without making any sort of signs of communication, phyiscal or otherwise, making him mute throughout the series.
  • In the Dungeoens and Dragons supplement, Tome of Magic, a monster known as the Roving Mauler has the same appearance as Buer, and Buer is the name of one of the "vestiges" attainable as a member of the Binder class.

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