Silver Succubi

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The silver succubus Iridan

Sil'khalies, most often referred to as silver succubi, are an uncommon species of succubi mostly found in hellish realms with a lot of metal around such as Chenobryos.

They possess pale skin and long, shiny, silvery hair, hence their alternative name. Silver succubi are usually smaller than other species (about 95 feet tall rather than the average of 110 feet for other species). They possess delicate features, and have a perfect mastery of their facial expressions. For instance they are able to display a look of genuine innocence in spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, a trait they are famous for. With her wings folded and hidden by her long hair, a sil'khalie could easily be mistaken for an angel, if it weren't for her horns. They seem to be constantly wearing masks, able to change to a new one anytime they wish. A sil'khalie will show her true expressions only to very close friends, making them naturally very skilled bluffers and masters at deception.

While they may look like how people typically imagine an angel, they act far differently. Sil'khalies are well known in Hell for being naughty, Hedonistic and very provocative, even by succubi standards. They are bold, domineering and assertive individuals, who love to test limits and to challenge the established order. They also have a very large appetite despite their smaller frames. Anything that crosses the path of a sil'khalie and is small enough to be gulped down by her is considered food, including smaller demons sil'khalies love to prey on. While their stomach is less spacious than other succubi's, they can't stand having it empty for very long.

Sil'khalies master a strange magic based on metal and magnetism. Their most common and famous trick is to spread their wings before a fight, making them act like magnets, and instantly attracting any metallic weapons or piece of armor to them. Once a piece of metal hits the succubus's wings, it sticks almost as if it was glued, giving them a ready source of ammo for another one of their tricks: reversing their magnetic polarity. When they do, all the bits of metal that are stuck to them are violently repelled at very high speeds for devastating effects. A skilled sil'khalie can literally make pieces of metal dance around her like they're alive, just by varying the magnetic flux of her body. Moreover the skin of a sil'khalie is totally immune to any kind of metal, magical or otherwise. Should a metal weapon strike them, it either breaks, or bounces off harmlessly.

They have a big weakness however. Much like magnets, under extreme temperature their wings lose their magnetic properties and stop attracting or repelling metals. The loss is only temporary but the succubus will need to cool her wings off in order to get their magnetism back. This phenomenon doesn’t only affect their wings but any metals they control too. Under high temperatures the behavior of metals subjected to a magnetic field change. They will still be attracted by the succubus’ wings but they cannot be repelled by a change of polarity. Moreover even if her skin prevents any harm from metal it doesn’t protect the succubus against burns.

This cause Silver succubi to be cautious when dealing with their fire cousins and to hate the realm of Antarioch and its tremendously high temperatures. “Escaping Yshgolh to fall in Antarioch” is a common expression among them meaning " to get from one bad situation to a worse one". On the other hand, and although they are not immune to cold, silver succubi prefer cool conditions, as it makes their control over metal easier, allowing them to repel metallic objects at very high speed the colder it gets.

Known Silver Succubi

  • Credits to Shaman for the weakness to heat idea.