Succubus

the Sisters of Night

Succubi (plural of succubus) are fiends in service to Nyx, the Night Queen, one of the most powerful of the Nod Noch Nine. They are used to tempt mortal men into Nyx's service, keep her priests under control, and eliminate any rebellion within the ranks of the cult. Though in her service, most are allowed to wonder free, doing as they please until called into service by their queen.

A succubus' natural form is that of a pale young woman of unearthly beauty, with blood red eyes and black hair. She will begin to grow black horns from her skull as her creation. These grow extremely slowly, with young succubus seemly having no horns, or little more than bumps on either side of her head. Larger, or in rare cases, multiple horns indicate older, and in correlation deadlier succubus. Succubi are often portrayed in art as having wings, this is untrue for the real creature, however.

The succubus has the ability to transform into her mortal form, looking as she did in life, at the peak of beauty and youth, albeit with ebony black hair. her hair is said to have turned black when her life was drained from her. A cursed mark, forever showing her sacrifice to Nyx. Though she only has the one form she can transform into, as stated her original body, she has some influence of this transformation, altering features like skin tones and body parts size. Anything to draw the desire of her target. Some have even been known to transform their sex to male for a time, becoming what many call an 'incubus. Through this is an extremely draining ability, only the oldest and strongest can manage.

A succubus can also become ethereal and near invisible. In this form she can pass through solid objects and her whispers seep lust into the minds of men, and women. She will often visit sleeping victims whispering herself into their dreams to prepare them over time for her physical arrival. Immortal and patient succubus know they have plenty of time for their slow burning plans. Their goal is to have their victim so consumed by lust that they will give into temptation as soon as the succubus appears to them.

Succubus are created by Nyx when she discards a mortal body she has used as an avatar. Young, beautiful, cultist that willingly give their bodies over to Nyx to use are rewarded with this dark eternal life. Hosts bodies for Aggoles to use as avatars means death to the host as the body decays from the power following through it. Nyx however has learned a process of transformation that kills the body instantly, transforming every cell into something new that can withstand the power flowing through it. This, however, limits Nyx time within the body. It also leaves some of Nyx's essence within, sustaining its life. Each new succubus has weakened Nyx, makes it harder for her to inhabit a new avatar, forcing her to remain in a host body for longer each time. Something she hates, because she prefers only the youngest, prettiest bodies. The blemishes of aging are something she cannot tolerate. The essence left behind by Nyx sustains her succubus keeping them alive eternally. It also connects Nyx to each one, allowing her to communicate, and even see and feel what the succubus experiences.

These fiends sustain themselves off the lifeforces of mortals. This is feed through intimate acts. While some cults claim that the fiend must physically consume the sexual organs of their victims, this is just folklore. Succubi absorb this energy through the physical touch at the height of pleasure. While these creatures could kill a victim in a single night of lustful feeding, they will often prolong the murder over several nights, weeks, or even months, to keep a food supply. Their victim slowly dying, killing themselves in the pleasure they come to be addicted to.

A succubus will grow weak to the point of being a husk of herself if she does not feed and will eventually decay into a sickly rotting corpse of black ooze. This result is the same if she her body sustains enough damage to kill her. All results of death are the same, and the essence Nyx left returns to her. This has raised questions with theologians and mythologies of why Nyx allows so many succubi to live, thus weakening her. Nyx is also known to be very vindictive when one of her creatures are killed, sending a wave of succubus after the killer, until the killer is consumed.