

Explosive bolts or Aard can disrupt their spell-weaving, Northern Wind can freeze them in place. A succubus cannot be allowed to control a battle. The simple flashes of fire that a succubus can call upon can disrupt any sword technique a witcher is capable of, and there is no defense save for Quen, or frantic rolls away from the flames. They can also be accomplished spell-slingers in their own right, commanding fire with natural aptitude. Succubi are known for their surprising brute strength. Should a witcher choose to slay a succubus, they must act quickly. Combat TacticsĬlever witchers may be able to talk down a succubus, with stories of witchers seducing a succubus and allowing them to flee a region whispered among commoners. One should thus not be fooled by their fair appearance – under the velvety skin of their arms lie muscles of iron, and a blow delivered with their rear, goat-like legs or the thick horns on their head can easily crush bone. Though succubi are peaceful by nature, when forced to fight they will defend themselves fiercely. Some of them are particularly fond of pastors and other holy men, whose seduction they treat as a sort of game. They shower their affections on men as well as women, the young as well as the old, the ugly as well as the beautiful. They prowl at night, though when stricken by serious need they will leave their lairs during the day as well. Succubi and menads usually can be found near human settlement, including small villages and populous cities. While it must be admitted that their "victims" rarely put up much resistance, this does not mean succubi and menads do not present any danger: their never-ending advances, though pleasurable at first, have pushed more than one man to madness or even death. They try in vain to slake this by engaging in sexual acts with any other humanoid species they encounter. They are motivated by one thing and one thing only: an insatiable lust.


– Lester of Smallton to a succubus, a few days before taking a vow of celibacy Unlike other monsters, succubi and menads feel no desire to kill, do not crave human blood and usually do not, in fact, mean any harm at all. Succubus mutagen Bestiary Entry Again?! Good grief, woman, I'm spent.
