Succubus
A succubus is a devious and monstrous supernatural entity that poses in the Prime Material plane as a (usually) female form. They dwell between Weirth and the Dream-like realm of Alcerinda, appearing in dreams to seduce men, usually through sexual activity. According to religious traditions, repeated sexual activity with a succubus can cause poor physical or mental health, even death.
In artistic representations, she is often depicted as a beautiful seductress or enchantress, rather than as demonic or frightening. However, a Sage with a firsthand account reported that as the succubus approached, she "split her skin from her belly, in chunks like the rind of a citrus" revealing a creature made of darkness in the legendary owl-form of Nyarlethotep, all wings and eyes and a single, hideous beak.
Succubi are not Fae in nature, but they are Chaotic to the core and will use every trick to overpower a male victim.
These creatures are described in ancient texts:
An evil spirit dwells just outside,
The heart of every man;
Waiting for an open door,
Been there since time began.
This spirit seeks to cause unrest;
Slow, progressive destruction,
Of everything that we hold dear,
By clever, sly seduction.
(poem excerpt by Judy Ball)
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