- "You, me... on a beach of razor-fossils... the Vultures of Leng plucking your nerve-endings like a fabulous instrument... Call me some time?"
- ― Saccharissa (The Secret World)
A Succubus is a carnivorous spirit which typically inhabits the corpses of recently-departed young women in order to rise and feed on flesh. Succubi are often associated with demons due to their possessing nature as well as their proclivity to lure their prey via sexual advances.
Succubi are often referred to as Lilin due to their assumed association with the demonness Lilith of Judaic theology. These monstrous femme fatales are known to serve as concubines and guardians for warlocks powerful enough to control them as well as inhuman muses for occultists.
Hunters often derogatorily refer to them as "Hell's whores" for the aforementioned reasons. The irony is that it isn't uncommon for certain hunters to sleep with succubi either to acquire information on the occult world or simply to satisfy themselves before killing the creature.
Beyond just feeding upon their victims, succubi are driven to reproduce. Rarely do succubi engage in sexual encounters that don't result in conception. The result of these couplings is called an Incubus, an aggressive spirit of impregnation which inherits the appearance of a man.
Although hunters have managed to keep succubi mostly at bay, these creatures still manage to breach the veil and manifest themselves thanks to the cultural misconception that succubi are merely sex demons driven to satisfy human desires and never of the danger of these predators.
Background[]
Succubus (plural: succubi, derived from Late Latin succuba or succubare; "to lie beneath" sub- "under" and cubare "to lie"), a female demon or supernatural entity, in female form, who in known traditions that appears in dreams to seduce men, usually through sexual activity.
Users with this power gain usually boosted strength, speed, supernatural level of beauty and some magical abilities, especially dealing with illusions and mental manipulation. Physical changes include fangs, claws, pointed tail and wings.
In traditional legends succubi are known to repeatedly would drain men of their life-force through lustful activities to the point of causing poor physical or mental health, even death, while also known to take children to feast open due to some envy or hatred mostly to mock the gift of life.
In modern representations, a succubus is often depicted as a beautiful seductress or enchantress, rather than as a demonic or frightening.
Succubi are native to the netherworld. They delight in tormenting the souls of their lovers with thoughts of sexual deprivation, carnal obsession, and bitter loneliness. This makes them one of the most feared and despised of the afterlife's denizens; something they take pride in.
Their precise genesis is unclear. Those who follow the myth of Lilith from the Hebrew Bible believe the Lilin are the spirits of her misbegotten offspring; the result of her coupling with demons of night and other preternatural beasts after her banishment from the Garden of Eden.
Although there is little empirical evidence to suggest their theological roots, the succubi are known to be collectively ruled by a queen who resides purely in the netherworld. While she is never referred to by name, she is sometimes called Lilith by occultists out of simplicity.
Succubi have a particular means through which they invade the human world: they are roused by fraudulent virgin sacrifices. When a sexually-experienced woman is ritualistically murdered under false pretenses of being sexually inexperienced, this summons a spirit into the carcass.
The precise number of succubi has not been determined, as there are generally only a few handfuls in the living world at any given time. Hunters have managed to keep their ranks mostly down through dismantling cults as well as hunting down any malevolent specimens they encounter.
Appearance[]
Jennifer Check (Jennifer's Body)
The appearance of succubi varies just about as much as that of demons in general; there is no single definitive depiction. However, they are almost universally depicted as alluring women with unearthly beauty and charisma, often with demonic batlike wings; occasionally, they will be given other demonic features (fangs, claws and snakelike eyes). Occasionally they appear repeatedly in dreams that the victim cannot seem to get off their mind. They lure males and in some cases, the male has seemed to fall "in love" with her. Even out of the dream she will not leave his mind. She will remain there slowly draining energy from him.
Description[]
A succubus feeding on a live victim.
Succubi typically stalk and observe their prey from a distance to cement their image in their mind's eye. This allows them to invade their dreams and induce nocturnal emissions and sexual frustration. This makes the victim more receptive to the seductresses's subsequent advances.
The vessel of a succubus is all but indiscernible from an attractive young woman exuding an innate animal attraction. The differences become more appearant when the creature is hungered; their appearance becoming sickly and pale while their body gradually degrades in subtle ways.
Succubi reveal an enlarged mouth with rows of shark-like teeth and emit animal-like growls when feeding. The irises of their eyes also flash yellow when they reveal their true nature in more subtle ways such as when angered or roused by hunger or during intercourse with a victim.
Succubi derive remarkable physical power and vitality from their feedings. They've exhibited overwhelming strength in contrast to any human as well as being able to heal minor injuries in a matter of seconds and even survive severe injuries such as impalement through the stomach.
A succubus levitates over water.
Succubi have also displayed the ability to levitate and maneuver through the air to a degree. While they've not been shown to fly, they can suspend gravity to such an extent that they can reach rooftops as well as crawl across sheer surfaces or fall from lengthy heights unharmed.
Despite their inhuman prowess, succubi quickly loose their supernatural strength and healing as they have an accelerated metabolism; requiring a new victim roughly every month. In a starved state, it is possible for a human to physically overpower and potentially kill a succubus.
A slain succubus.
A succubus's heart is their most vulnerable organ. If pierced through the heart, their body will die. The only exception to this being if the succubus has bitten someone and they survive. Once bitten, the victim becomes a potential vessel for the spirit once its own body expires.
Occultists have discovered that succubi can be rebelled by the sight of a talisman which depicts one of their kind and inscribed with rebuking phrases written in Sheolic, the language of the netherworld. While not harmful, it is profoundly frightening to them and will repel them.
Powers & Abilities[]
- "I am a god."
- - Jennifer
- Dreamwalking - Throughout lore, they will often visit the same victim repeatedly. A victim of an succubus will experience the visits as dreams.
- Soul Consumption - The root of a succubus’s power is their dependence on consuming human souls. This is typically achieved during some form of intercourse; either via ejaculation through oral sex, vaginal conception, or outright cannibalism as succubi derive pleasure from tasting raw flesh as well.
- Immortality - Like all Hellspawn, succubi have no earthly lifespan and may live potentially indefinitely so long as Hell remains intact and they can maintain a periodic consumption of victims to keep themselves young and strong. Vessels infused with succubi spirits cease to age once inhabited.
- Superhuman Strength - Although succubi are not the strongest of the Infernal Host, they are still substantially physically powerful once they incarnate on Earth; enough to seamlessly out-muscle their prey - which are typically well-built men - and can also dismember them in a similarly brutal fashion.
- Superhuman Speed - They can move faster than a speeding bullet, faster than the eye can see, able to appear and disappear in an instant.
- Kiss of Death - A succubus has the ability to steal life force energy from victims via a kiss. This action usually results in the death of normal humans if the succubus is a novice, but overtime, it can be controlled.
- Superhuman Stamina - They can fight and make love vigorously without tire.
- Demonic Possession - Succubi take possession of young women.
- Lust Empowerment - By having sexual intercourse, a succubus is able to grow stronger and heal faster due to stealing life force energy.
- Shapeshifting - Unlike most demons, Succubi do not need to possess a human to become physical or to be active on Earth. Since they are seducers, they can change shape to match an individual's view of beauty, making it easier to tempt.
- Telepathy - Succubi can read people's minds so that they can transform into the type of woman their prey desires the most.
- Supernatural Beauty - The succubus will be beyond the beauty of a normal human woman and is completely irresistible to individual's.
- Sexual Inducement - Succubi have the ability to elicit sexual arousal within victim's to make them instantly crave sexual interaction, most likely through touch.
- Seduction - Succubi have power to seduce their prey and compel them to love them, similar to Sirens.
- Flight - Depending on which medium they use to incarnate into the living world, succubi may defy gravity either through sheer force of will by levitating their vessel in the air or by manifesting a pair of large and often bat-like wings from their backs to fly into the air at high speeds.
- Healing Factor - They fully heal from most wounds, including stabs and gunshots.
Weaknesses[]
- Blessed Objects - Objects which have been blessed through prayer by either a priest or a man of true faith have the power to cause demons excruciating pain upon contact. When bestowed unto a blade, this can cause a demon to recoil into its vessel; giving the victim momentary control of their body.
- Holy Water - As spirits born of unearthly anguish as well as blasphemous torture and violation, water which has been endowed with the word of Jehovah through sacred prayer will be like liquid fire to them. While this will not harm their vessel in any capacity, it will cause them immense pain.
- Holy Ground - Similar to consecrated water, consecrated ground or holy soul which has been endowed with the sacred words of Jehovah will cause any demon intense agony upon contact. Even when they are not actually on the premises, any proximity to these grounds will cause them great discomfort.
- Heavenly Weapons - Weapons forged of empyrean steel - the arcane metal of Heaven itself, and thus endowed with the word of Jehovah - will completely extinguish a demon's essence upon contact. As these weapons are only effective if a demon is inhabiting a host, the unfortunate victim will be killed.
- Exorcism -
- Devil's Trap - The Key of Solomon - inscribed with the sacred word of Jehovah as well as various magick spells to bind dark spirits - will hold a demon in place only so long as it is sanding either on or beneath one. While confined, demons cannot use their powers of levitation or teleportation.
- Celestial Light - As corrupted spirits of the void of Hell, demons are innately vulnerable to the radiance of angels. No demon may enter Heaven without being immediately vanquished by the ambient power. A single angel may vanquish a common demon with easily; demon princes require a whole garrison.
- Magic - Demons are susceptible to the powers of magic.