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Better to be seen as the victims of demonic rape than participants in consensual sex, one might suppose. Incidentally, the above mythology went a long way to explaining away pregnant nuns in the Middle Ages without destroying their virtues. The legendary Merlin is sometimes said to be the offspring of an incubus and a nun. The offspring of said demons and a human are either demonic infiltrators of humanity or basically mortals with mysterious powers. How this transmits satanic genes is a question not addressed as the theory was invented before Mendel's time, never mind Rosalind Franklin's.

See, Old Scratch wants kids but can't produce human seed, so he becomes a succubus, receives some sperm from a guy, turns into an incubus, and passes it on to a woman. In some legends, Satan Himself changed shape to be both incubus and succubus. No matter how hot they are and how lonely you are. Some stories actually make them a breed of vampires, since they function similarly (vampires feed on blood for sustenance, incubi/succubi feed on sex), but they are almost always evil. Incubi and Succubi are almost always treated as a species or type of demons.

Usually of the equal-opportunity sort and, most times, your gender is of no importance to them, be they male, female, or other themselves.

They have to be incredibly attractive ( or at least project that appearance to their victim).

They have a supernatural sense of seduction.

However, modern fiction writers don't want to use them like that, so typically, the baseline rules are:

(Not to be confused with the band of the same name. The horrifying sensation of sleep paralysis, where you wake up and are unable to move, was known as ''incubus'' as late as Victorian times. In actual folklore, these demons were not vampiric, had no need to feed, and were not particularly attractive, being sexual predators. Nowadays, these are generally referred to as incubus (always male) and succubus (always female). How about if sex was also their way of sucking out your soul/lifeforce, which will leave your body a dry husk, a literal Empty Shell? They will appear to you as a breathtakingly beautiful woman or handsome man. No, they will do something far more sinister. Oh no, plenty of other monsters and demons have cornered the market on that. And when they find you, they won't eat you or tear you to shreds. Although they vulnerable to holy objects like the bible, holy water, Holy Swords and the Holy Relics.There are beings who stalk the night, searching for a victim, a victim that could very easily be you. They get burned by Holy Light and suffer from headaches when listening to prays or someone reciting from the bible. Succubi & Incubi hold some of the weaknesses of demon/devils. They also have the unique ability to enter other people’s dreams. Succubi & Incubi possess all the average powers and abilities as devils (increased physical abilities, enhanced senses, see in the dark, flight, & language).

Like their wings, succubi and incubi can hide their horns. Succubi and incubi also have horn growing out of their foreheads, which is how people can tell a devil from a succubus/incubus. Succubi & Incubi looks exactly like human, except for when they have their wings out, although they can hide them at will.