Elisa Escarion

Elisa Escarion was the Queen of Cosria, a realm in Zathola in Nesaria, from 891 INC (609BC) to Cosria's conquest and her death at the hands of King Arthsen the Bear in 924 (576BC). Elisa's most distinguishing trait is that she was a Succubus, and therefore Elisa Escarion was merely a name she took for herself to blend in with the Humans, not her actual name.

Elisa had long been a suspicious figure, but it was not until her death that she was universally recognised as a Succubus; not even her main rival, Arthsen the Bear, knew her true nature until open war began between them in 920 (580BC). Many had simply assumed that she was a clever and exceptionally beautiful woman who was resilient to the ravages of age.

## Rise to Power

Elisa became the Queen of Cosria by seducing and marrying the elderly and ailing King before her, Rigos Escarion, though she did so with a different body and identity, calling herself Seviana Asepora. She soon found herself taking over the functions of state as Rigos grew steadily more incapable, and she soon became "pregnant", though she was careful to seal herself away in her chambers to not let herself be seen. She named her "daughter" - in reality just a different body she took - Elisa, who eventually became the sole heir of Cosria, as Rigos' only other child - his firstborn son Elavon - had gone missing and was presumed dead.

In reality, Elavon had been captured by Elisa and imprisoned in the secret dungeons beneath her palace, though he was given fairly comfortable conditions. She used Elavon to create the body of Elisa, as a Succubus can only take the form of their chosen target's greatest desire, so she kept Elavon imprisoned so she could continuously come back to him and use his desires to take the form of Elisa. There is well-argued speculation, but no evidence, that Elisa routinely used the body of Elavon's greatest desire to keep him placated, laying with him without extracting his life-essence.

As long as Elisa - still by this point masquerading as Seviana - did not change her body, it would experience aging like any other, so after her feigned pregnancy she was free to be seen in public. Although she could not change her form, her position of authority still enabled her to feed, as she forced prisoners condemned to death to lie with her so that she could feast off their life-essence. In order to get enough condemned prisoners to sustain herself off, she manufactured various plots to incite her subjects into traitorous or criminal deeds, then openly accused them of such deeds, easily proving them guilty as she had all the evidence. Once enough years had passed for the imaginary daughter to line up with the age of the body that Elavon's desires gave her, Seviana "died", leaving Elisa to inherit the kingdom.

The motivations of Elisa/Seviana have long been debated, and many historians speculate whether she ever intended to become the Queen of Cosria. Some historians have suggested that she did actually love King Rigos, but found herself having to become Queen when he became incapable and eventually died. Others have suggested that she became Queen as an easy route for acquiring food, but again inadvertently became the ruler of Cosria. Few scholars believe she actually intended to rule the kingdom from the beginning, as this would be unusual and highly counter-intuitive behaviour for a Succubus. If she never intended to become Queen, though, others ask why she would take up the task when she found it in her hands, and not instead pretend to die so she could sneak into the shadows and continue hunting as normal. In response, historians speculate that she may have felt some kind of obligation towards the realm she had become the monarch of, whereas others believe she gained a lust for power after first tasting it as Queen.