Baal-pteor was a Kosalan strangler of Yota Pong who Conan encountered in the story "Shadows in Zamboula". Physically, he is described as both taller and more massive than Conan, making him a true giant. He is a man from the land of Kosala, and was trained from childhood to strangle victims in order to save all of their blood for his god. This depraved upbringing made Baal-pteor extremely strong, almost a match for Conan's own inhuman strength.

« The man was naked except for a loin-cloth and high-strapped sandals. He was brown-skinned, with close-cropped black hair and restless black eyes that set off a broad, arrogant face. In girth and breadth he was enormous, with huge limbs on which the great muscles swelled and rippled at each slightest movement. His hands were the largest Conan had ever seen. The assurance of gigantic physical strength colored his every action and inflection.»

Robert E. Howard - The Man-Eaters of Zamboula

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