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However, a kiss from a fiendish succubus was actually quite painful, giving no satisfaction, only utter emptiness. Caught in the throes of passion, victims often didn't notice their life being drained away, unless they could keep their heads.

For mortals who were unwilling-and the certain few who were willing-the succubus would have to charm or grapple them to lay her kiss somewhere. With a kiss of her lips, an embrace in her arms, or something more intimate, a succubus could drain the life energy of a mortal who lacked stamina, weakening them in every aspect or wounding their psyche until they died or escaped and took time to recover. Thus mortals rarely saw succubi and incubi in their true forms but they were always attractive to an observer. However, succubi often used their shapechanging ability to assume a humanoid form, and could maintain it as a disguise for as long as they liked. Incubi, meanwhile, appeared as perfect male members of whatever race they were working with. Demonic succubi were by far the most attractive of the otherwise-hideous tanar'ri, maybe even of all demons. Succubi stood on average around 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall and weighed 125 pounds (57 kilograms). Small horns or a tail might also be seen. Their eyes were said to smolder with sinister desire.

Succubus 5e skin#

When uncovered in her true form, a succubus appeared as a stunningly beautiful woman of statuesque build and perfect figure, with flawless skin and red or raven-black hair, but also clawed fingers and large dark-hued or reddish bat-like wings mounted on their backs. In fact, with their shapechanging powers, incubi and succubi could both change their sex with ease, though most had a preference for one or the other. Legend held that incubi and succubi were wholly separate sexes, and the males were significantly rarer than the female of their kind. The male counterpart of this creature was called an incubus ( pronounced: /ˈ ɪ ŋk j uː b ʌ s/ INK-yoo-bus ). However, after the Second Sundering of 1487 DR, they were known as simply fiends, found across all the Lower Planes and serving all kinds of evil. In the 15 th century DR, circa 1479 DR, they were instead considered to be a form of devil of the Nine Hells, and they tempted mortals into villainy. They existed to seduce and tempt mortals and ultimately slay them and take their life energy back to the Abyss. A succubus ( pronounced: /ˈ s ʌ k j uː b ʌ s/ SUK-yoo-bus plural succubi) was once known to be a type of demon, a beautiful lesser breed of tanar'ri from the Infinite Layers of the Abyss.