Succubus (Dungeons & Dragons)
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| Dungeons & Dragons creature | |
|---|---|
| Succubus | |
| Alignment | Chaotic evil |
| Type | demon |
| Subtype | Tanar'ri (Evil, Outsider) |
| Source books | |
| First appearance | |
| Mythological origins | Succubus |
| Image | Wizards.com image |
| Stats | OGL stats |
In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, a succubus is a female demon.
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[edit] Creative origins
The succubus is based on the succubi from Western medieval legend.[1]
[edit] Ecology
The objective of succubi is to tempt and ensnare men to lie with them for their own purposes.
[edit] Environment
Succubi are native to the Abyss.
[edit] Typical physical characteristics
A succubus in its natural state is in the shape and form of a beautiful human woman with demonic features, such as bat-like wings, tiny horns, and/ or a tail. However, the succubus may shape-shift into many forms. They often appear in the guise of a human woman sans demonic features.
In the first edition of Dungeons and Dragons, a succubus shapechanged into male form was known as an incubus. However, in the third edition of D&D, the succubus is the female form of the incubus (ie the succubus and the incubus are the female and male manifestations of the same type of demon).
[edit] Alignment
Succubi are chaotic evil.
[edit] Society
Succubi are tanar'ri demons, and they are quite numerous. Many are under the command of the Abyssal Lord Graz'zt, but most are ruled by their "Queen," Malcanthet. In Dungeons & Dragons the female child of a succubus and a human is traditionally called an "alu-demon" and the male child a "cambion" (though the later term can be applied to any demon-mortal offspring). However, the offspring of an alu-demon or cambion, as a result of a union with a human, has no specific name but falls into the larger category of tiefling.
Succubi are featured prominently in the Planescape games.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ DeVarque, Aardy. Literary Sources of D&D. Retrieved on February 23, 2007.
[edit] References
- Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual (TSR, 1977).
[edit] External links
- Known succubi at the d20 NPC Wiki.
