Incubus Tales

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

The Incubus Dhiar from the online comic series Incubus Tales created by Hushicho.

Incubus Tales is an online comic book series created by the artist known as Hushicho. The first appearance of this series was on August 11th, 2008 in which the main character of the story, an Incubus named Dhiar introduced himself. The series updates fairly regularly on a three to four day cycle.

It follows the lives of the Incubus Dhiar and his friends and family. He owns a magic shop called Phantasies where most of the series occurs.

The series deals in sexual themes, and there is a good smattering of humor in it, but there is little angst or strife within the stories. It's mainly about the character development of Dhair and the other characters and their relationships sexual and otherwise.

Interestingly, much like the Realm of the Succubi that Tera has created on her site, the Incubi and Succubi in this comic do not kill those they are intimate with. They have come to understand that they live off of pleasure, so it would be unwise to harm their sources of pleasure. Even though there are less scrupulous brethren of Dhiar and Chana, the wise and older Incubi and Succubi know that however they feel about others, it is better to cultivate pleasure than it is to spread harm.

The series does have scenes and discussions of male/male sexual situations and should be noted as being adult in nature.

Characters

The information in this section comes from the official Wikia of this series in the External Links below. Links to the individual pages with more information on the characters listed here are given in the References section of this article below:

Chana

The following information is taking from Chana's article at the official Wika here.

Chana, Succubus flapper

Chana is Dhiar's sister and a Succubus. She also considers herself a flapper, and it is very well-known to the residents of Phantasies (and regular customers) that she usually spends her time away in a world where the 1920s continued indefinitely.

Her hair colour changes with her whim, as does the colour of her eyes. Like Dhiar and most Daemons, Chana has pointed ears but conceals them with her hairstyles. She tends towards lighter hair colours and exotic eye colours. Her skin, again like most Daemons, has a slightly reddish tint to it, but lesser so than Dhiar.

Chana does not spend most of her time at Phantasies, although she does consider it her home. She has been said to be quite the socialite, familiar with many celebrities of her favourite period. Dhiar has mentioned that he and Chana are friends with Helen Kane, early Hollywood star, singer, and voice of popular animated performer Betty Boop. Chana is something of a social butterfly, but her abilities keep her well thought of by those whom she calls friends.

Like Dhiar, she cannot stand to wear leather or fur and keeps materials derived from living beings out of her wardrobe. She is also, for similar reasons, a vegetarian.

History

Although all Daemons are technically siblings, as all of the Daemons in the Abyss of Dhiar's origin come from Lilith, Chana is a special case where Dhiar is concerned. They are truly brother and sister, and this is reflected very well in their relationship with each other. The two differ in many ways but will always come together to help each other whenever necessary.

They were both born at the same time, although Chana occasionally likes to claim she is the elder sibling. Dhiar doesn't argue because it doesn't really matter to him at all.

In Dhiar's early life, they accompanied each other to Abyssal functions. However, whilst Dhiar found himself unsuited to hobnobbing, Chana found she quite liked it and elected to stay in the Abyss when Dhiar opted to leave. She made many influential contacts and accomplishments before leaving herself, deciding to take a trip to a place that she had heard was especially fun: the Roaring Twenties.

Here she found herself something of a celebrity very easily, for her whimsical nature, strong character, and of course her striking beauty. She knew plenty of interesting people, growing very close to Helen Kane, an actress and quintessential flapper.

After some time spent in this place, in which the 1920s would continue indefinitely, she decided to find her brother. At this point he had left Noctemburg but had not yet met Joshua. His sister's arrival cheered him from his melancholy about having left Noctemburg, and the two returned to Chana's favourite place, spending considerable time there and touring Europe.

When Dhiar decided to take Phantasies and go wandering again, Chana came along and decided to do the same. Although she chose to take residence in the shop, she regularly ventured out into situations that she felt she could make a difference in; as Dhiar has often said, 'she likes to interfere.' However, Chana only does so for good reasons.

She met Joshua shortly after Dhiar took him in, and the two formed a special bond, Chana regarding him much like a little brother and the werewolf acting towards her as he would an older sister.

Some time later, she insisted that Dhiar have a television advertisement made for Phantasies, which proved to be very successful for the shop. She arranged for it to find its way onto local television regardless of where the shop appeared.

After Dhiar returned from his jaunt to Camelot, Chana departed for her own reasons and returned shortly thereafter to assist her brother and his new friend Lanimaz against a dark sorceror. Using her seductive abilities and talent at backgammon, she was able to help resolve the situation with minimal conflict, luring the sorceror Rehzier into high wagers and then winning the kingdom for herself, which she subsequently turned over to its rightful rulers.

For a time, Chana returned to her favourite world, the one of endless 1920s. However, she was abruptly summoned to the world of Prince Amaranth when the Elves' Seer was kidnapped and imprisoned by the Stone Emperor. Dedicating her full magical ability to the situation, she was able to stand firmly against the advance of the Emperor. With the artifacts of the Seer at her disposal, she could look into the future and foresee help coming, and so she merely had to bide her time.

Her brother at last arrived, with the help of several young heroes at his side, and together they all managed to defeat the Emperor and free the Seer. Chana obligingly returned the position of Seer to its rightful owner.

Abilities

Since Dhiar and Chana are siblings of the same sort of Daemon, they possess much the same abilities.

• Chana possesses a natural aura that enhances feelings of pleasure and diminishes unpleasant feelings, making most people enjoy her presence.
• She possesses a natural empathy that allows her to receive impressions of others' feelings in the immediate vicinity.
• She is also gifted with a kind of telemetry, which enables her to understand and analyse the past (to some extent) of objects that she touches. She can also receive emotional impulses even from inanimate objects. It is because of this gift that she is loath to be in long-term contact with leather or fur, and so they are never a part of her clothing. She is also a vegetarian for this reason. Unexpected contact with traumatic items, obviously, can stun her and disorient her; if the item is unpleasant enough, it may make her ill.
• Chana does not age like humans and requires no real maintenance to her body, since she has a great deal of control over its appearance and structure.
• She carries a classic Deringer pistol that she keeps hidden on her person, in case of danger. She is a crack shot and does not have Dhiar's aversion to firearms, although she has trained to make certain that her shots are never lethal.
• Chana is able to teleport to Phantasies, as part of her bond with it. She frequently uses this ability to come and go as she pleases.
• Chana can speak and understand any language that she comes into contact with, although new languages or dialects will take a little bit before she can process them.
• She is quite proficient at magical studies, but she prefers not to use overt magic if possible. She is less averse to its use than Dhiar is, and she will resort to it much sooner.
• Due to her physiology, Chana is unaffected by most temperature extremes. She feels heat and cold, but they do not disturb her as they would a human. She could reach into a fire without harming herself, or stand naked in bitter cold without worry. However, extended such exposure is not altogether pleasant and she tries to avoid it.
• Chana is very talented at backgammon and other strategy-based games.
• As part of her Succubus gifts, she is able to undress quickly. This also applies to other things placed on her body, which makes it very difficult to tie her up, for example.

Joshua

Joshua is a werewolf of indeterminate origin. He is youthful and enthusiastic, but he is also more mature and intelligent than he may initially appear; at times it seems as if Dhiar is the younger one of the two.

Hawkye L. Narasumas

Hawkye is a longtime friend and associate of Dhiar's who, like the Incubus, is able to transcend reality itself. The two met sometime between his time at Noctemburg and his arrival in Joshua's city, and they have battled several common foes together.

Lanimaz

Lanimaz is a Djinn and brother to Opaliz, who is the legitimate royal heir to the kingdom.

Byron

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Shelley

Shelley is the partner-in-crime of Byron, both either named or bearing assumed names of two famous poets.

Moongleam

Moongleam is an Elf, who is one of the council of the forest where he lives.

Amaranth

Prince Amaranth is the ruler of a kingdom. His castle holds the ancient artifact, the Horn of Calling, which allows anyone who uses it to summon the legendary guardians of the kingdom.

Benny

Benny is a young human, presumably from a version of Earth. He is the twin brother of Simon and they are both brothers to Annie. His given name is Bernard, which he thinks sounds bad, and he is insistent that he be called Benny instead.

Simon

Simon is a young human, presumably from a version of Earth. He is the twin brother of Benny and they are both brothers to Annie.

Annie

Annie is a young human, presumably from a version of Earth. She is the sister to Benny and Simon, and fancies herself more mature than either of them.

Dee

Dee is a former lover of Dhiar's and a Vampire.

Locations

The information in this section comes from the official Wikia of this series in the External Links below:

Phantasies

Phantasies is a shop owned by Dhiar, which caters to all sorts of pleasures. Within this shop is contained a truly broad range of things, said by Dhiar to help others in making their fantasies come true.

For further information see the official Wikia article here.

Camelot

Camelot refers to a kingdom, which in most realities is or was once under the rule of King Arthur. Commonalities between the realities seem to be the existence of knights held to a code of chivalry, overt existence of magic, and court intrigue.

For further information see the official Wikia article here.

Noctemburg

octemburg is a mostly-subterranean city that stretches for considerable distance. It encompasses several distinct areas, some of which are almost completely isolated from the others. Its location and nature makes it an ideal home for certain types of beings thought of as supernatural in nature, especially certain Vampires who may be affected by sunlight. Because of this, the Vampire population is extremely high in some parts of the city.

For further information see the official Wikia article here.

Adventures

The information in this section comes from the official Wikia of this series in the External Links below:

Introductions

The Phantasies family each introduces himself or herself, for the purpose of a television advertisement. It was apparently Chana's idea.

An Incubus in King Arthur's Court

The sorceress Morgaine summons Dhiar to Camelot, to request his assistance for her son Mordred. Excited at the prospect of meeting the handsome Mordred, Dhiar goes to help him and finds out that his problem is with a certain knight of the Round Table, the insufferably pure Galahad. After Dhiar reasons out the situation with the clueless Galahad, he leaves it to its natural resolution.

Jenny Everywhere

Dimension-shifter Jenny Everywhere has a cup of cardamom rose tea with Dhiar...with a hint of vanilla.

1001 Hot Arabian Nights

Joshua brings back a lamp that he found in the market where Phantasies has appeared. Dhiar rubs it, producing Lanimaz, who tells them of the problem there: an evil sorceror named Rehzier has taken over the land, and his brother Opaliz is missing, having fled when Lanimaz did.

Better Get Some Now

Mischievous duo Byron and Shelley summon Dhiar using a scroll of some sort and ask his help in acquiring the Pettoishi of a boy named Sam. Sam and his Pettoishi, Picow, are found questing for a temple with an object that will enable Picow to turn into a human. Dhiar helps him, but Byron and Shelley interfere and, although Picow becomes human, so do two Pettoishi given by Dhiar to Byron and Shelley. Chaos ensues, and Dhiar is able to turn them back into Pettoishi while Picow remains human.

Hey Nonny-Ah!

In a far-away kingdom, Prince Amaranth's castle is under attack! Scrambling to the sacred chamber, he uses the Horn of Calling, which only seems to produce thick smoke. Salious and Kozul burst in soon after, threatening Amaranth, but Dhiar swings out of the fog, to the rescue.

I Still Love You Boy

One night, whilst stocking and tidying Phantasies, Dhiar greets a guest who turns out to be Dee, an old lover who has finally found him again. The two catch up, reminiscing about their time in Noctemburg, long ago. Dee leaves and promises to return, and Dhiar is lost in thought about the sorrow of something that can never really be fully regained once lost.

External Links

• The original site of the online comic Incubus Tales at Smackjeeves.com
• The current site of the online comic Incubus Tales at Comicdish.com
• The official Incubus Tales Wikia at Wikia.com