Fiction:The Firmament/Succubus

Succubi are a type of male demon who prowl the realm of Irkalla and are heavily associated with carnal excess. Their male counterparts are the incubus and together they make up the species known as lust fiends.

Appearance
The true form of a succubus resembles a tall, beautiful and shapely dark elf woman with a pair of curved horns growing from their foreheads, a pair of leathered wings growing from their shoulders and a black, pointed tail lashing out of their backs. No two succubi are identical thanks to their shapeshifting nature, with each molding their appearance to suit their tastes and needs. The average succubus is 1,9m meters tall and weights 70 kg.

Ecology
Like most demons, succubi are prolific across all of the realm of Irkalla. Large numbers of them congregate at the Halls of Passion, the lair of the demon lord Hamoilles, who is considered to be their queen.

Society
Succubi delight in defiling all that is pure and innocent, and make ample use of their shapeshifting and persuasive nature to encourage mortals into acts of sin. Compared to their incubus brothers, succubi value stealth and deception over brute force, preferring to fool and humiliate their victims rather than merely slaughtering them. When not in battle, succubi serve as counsellors, torturers, and companions for greater demons, though they are largely considered treacherous by others of their fiendish kind and as such, are rarely fully trusted.

Abilities
Noted shapeshifters, succubi have the ability to alter their form to resemble that of any humanoid comparable in size to themselves, often taking appearances considered appealing in order to tempt their prey. They are far stronger than the average humanoid and beyond very sharp claws, they are skilled in using weapons such as swords, axes and whips wreathed in dark hellfire. Succubi possess a strong aura around them which compels weaker-minded creatures to surrender to their whim, which is often enough to cause the average man to lose the will to fight back against them.