Elsepeth

Elsepeth

Elsepeth as illustrated in Van Richten's Guide to Fiends
Series	Dungeons and Dragons
First appearance	Van Richten's Guide to Fiends
Created by	Teeuwynn Woodruff
Game information
Gender	Female
Race	Succubus
Class	Medium Outsider (Chaotic, Demon, Evil, Extraplanar)
Alignment	Chaotic Evil

For other uses of the word Succubus, see Succubus (disambiguation).

Elsepeth is a Succubus NPC character created by Teeuwynn Woodruff who appeared in the Van Richten's Guide to Fiends sourcebook for the second edition of the Dungeons and Dragons role playing game. Little character information or statistics were provided for her, though an encounter was described in which her actions as a Succubus were told. Her main motives according to the article she appears in, is to tempt mortals into sin, then consume their spirits before moving on to her next victim.

Character Information

Elsepeth's true form is of a beautiful young woman with large dark wings and glowing eyes. Some of Elsepeth's powers are described, such as her ability to charm others and to shapechange, and it is noted that she always appears as female. She is also described as being Chaotic in nature due to her actions.

Elsepeth first appeared in small town near Stangengrad in Falkovnia, having taken the form of a woman named Ammie Weaveron. She was also noted to have appeared in Borca, Falkovnia, and Darkon as well according to the article.

Elsepeth works subtly to corrupt and manipulate mortals, mainly focusing her attention on males. Her goal is to tempt men into infidelity, then steal the spirits of their wives and that of the men foolish enough to make a deal with her. She is described as not having assistance of any kind in her actions, preferring to act on her own.

Elsepeth, it is said, does not seem to engage in combat, thus her particular abilities and vulnerabilities in battle are not described. She does possess a particularly potent charm, as well as the ability to drain the spirit from her victims and Elsepeth seems driven by the desire to corrupt.

According to her entry, Elsepeth was found out because of a contract she had signed with her true name which was recovered in damaged condition. Those that encounter her are warned that she has preyed on a succession of men, destroying their love, and tempting them into betrayal.

Statistics

Elsepeth, Lesser Tanar'ri Succubus

Type	Succubus
Reality Wrinkle	One hundred yards in diameter
Land-based Powers	Forget, Siren Song, Banshee's Wail
Corruption Index	8

• Note: While these statistics are for the second edition of Dungeons and Dragons, and are limited in coverage, the Planescape Monstrous Compendium contains more information on Succubi in general.

Revised Statistics

Elsepeth was revised in the third volume of Van Richten's Guide to Fiends where her statistics were more completely listed.

Elsepeth, Lesser Tanar'ri Succubus

Type	Succubus
Alignment	Chaotic Evil
Reality Wrinkle	330-foot radius
Land-based Powers	Forget, mass charm, power word kill
Corruption Index	8
Armour Class	0
Movement	12, fly 18 (C)
HD	6
hp	48
THAC0	15
#AT	2
Damage	ld3/ld3
Special Attack	drain one level (Wis 4 to notice)
MR	30%
Size	Medium (6' tall)
ML	ML elite (13)
Int	exceptional (16)
XP	11,000
Special Abilities	+2 or better weapon to harm; immune to electricity, fire, and poison half damage from cold and gas never surprised may gate a balor once per day

Spell-Like Powers (6th level)

At Will

Become ethereal, charm person, clairaudience, darkness 15[fm] radius, ESP, infravision, plane shift, shapechange (any humanoid form), suggestion, telepathy, teleport without error

References

• Teeuwynn Woodruff (1995). Van Richten's Guide to Fiends (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons : Ravenloft, No 9477). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-0122-5.