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A succubus and the girlfriend of Alex and Rachel. She first appeared in Good Intentions.

Biography[]

Lorelei was born in Babylon as Beletsunu, at around 1000 BCE. She was sold in a reverse auction to Milkilu to be his wife. Milkilu was abusive towards her and the rest of the household. As revenge she murdered him, covering it up with arson and by murdering the other people present in the house. After this she was recruited by Baal and transformed into a succubus.⁠[1] She spent at least a century being conditioned to pleasure.⁠[2] After that period she largely avoided to spend time in Hell, preferring to remain on the mortal plane, and built up fame as a succubus.⁠[3][4] She also became Sammael’s lover, and he promised that he would free her from Baal.⁠[5]

Around 400 CE she was traded from Baal to Belial as a way to make peace between the two demon princes.⁠[6][7] Lorelei continued her illicit relation with Sammael while in Belial’s service. She began to question her role and purpose in 1098 CE, when she claimed the soul of Malik during the Siege of Antioch.⁠[8]

There are several other cases of known activity. She was at the Roman siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE. She was involved with the Medici family in Italy during the Renaissance.⁠[8] She was in Paris during the French revolution where she had contact with Lester.⁠[9] She was also active in Germany during World War II, and has been in Russia and Japan at some unknown periods.⁠[10][8]

Around 20–30 years ago she selected Nicolas as her prey, and befriended his daughter Stelia.⁠[11] Her latest known activities involved the USA. She had prey in Chicago, during which time she might have made herself a fursone.⁠[12][13] She was active in Washington DC two years before meeting Alex, during which time she might have had Dalton McGinley as her prey.⁠[6] Afterwards, she moved her activities to Seattle at the direction of Belial. Known prey there were Benjamin and Damon Bell.⁠[13][14]

Meeting Alex[]

Lorelei was in Seattle with her latest prey Raymond Cordingly when she—together with Rachel—was captured by Garrison in a summoning and binding ritual at the Sacred Heart Cemetery.⁠[15] The rituals broke Lorelei’s servitude to Belial, with the intent of making Garrison her master. Alex’s intervention in the Sacred Heart Cemetery Fire rescued her and Rachel, but also put the ritual’s focus on him. As a result Alex became her new master. The ritual made it impossible for her to hurt or lie to Alex, though at least the latter effect diminished quickly with time. It made Lorelei feel Alex’s pleasure as her own. The events also caused Alex to become her prey as a succubus. Her supernatural powers were severely diminished for a time due to the way some of Garrison’s rituals were fueled by abusing her and Rachel.⁠[16][17]

She first intended to escape Alex, but was initially prohibited by the binding ritual.⁠[16] The exposure to Alex made Lorelei experience love and compassion for the first time.⁠[3] He inadvertedly turned some of the natural magic of a succubus against her, by doing cunnilingus on her because he wanted to and of his own free will.⁠[18] Liking her new direction she started to settle in as Alex’s girlfriend.⁠[14] She also set out to assist and encourage Alex in finding new sexual liaisons. She also had to interact with Rachel, who first was belligerent towards her but later developed admiration and love.⁠[10]

When Lydia discovered the state Lorelei was in she crafted a plan to reclaim her for Baal. Lorelei was abducted by the combined forces of Harrow, the Brotherhood of Apollo, and Anastacia’s Court and brought to Blackthorne Manor where Baal waited, having been summoned to the mortal plane by Lydia. This caused the Battle of Blackthorne Manor, where Baal was killed by Alex and Lydia captured. Lorelei refused to claim Baal’s iron crown, and instead threw Baal’s realm into war and chaos.⁠[19]

Starting a mundane life[]

In order to support a mundane life for Alex, Rachel, and herself she bought Suite 1705 for and started working as a fundraiser for the conservatory.⁠[20][21] A major concern for her was Alex’s mental state after the awakening of his past memories. In the end she sought out Molly and Onyx, who succeeded in settling his memories in a major ritual.

Aside: Elliott Kay has a blog post about Lorelei’s and Bridger’s tryst in Natural Consequences, Alex’s reaction to it, and his thoughts around it: Lorelei Isn’t Sorry. Alex Isn’t Sorry. I’m Not Sorry.

While attempting to free Alex from the Special Task Force she was taken captive, due to Hauser being assisted by Donald.⁠[22] In order to quickly gain the power and means to escape, she seduced Doug Bridger during the Battle of Magnuson Park.⁠[23] This caused Bridger to develop a minor obsession with Lorelei.

Conflict with Sammael[]

Baal’s domain and crown was unclaimed, and became a focus of interest for all of Hell. At least Sammael and Azazel realized that only Lorelei could claim the crown, and they combined forces so Azazel could claim Seattle and Sammael could reclaim Lorelei.⁠[7][24] They thus assisted the Light to ambush the rest of Seattle’s Practitioners at the Battle of the Casino.

With the Crew having to face Sammael and the Light with both Alex and Rachel missing, Lorelei sought out the assistance of Lilith. She returned to Hell where she claimed Baal’s crown and domain. This act broke most of the links from Garrison’s ritual between Lorelei and Alex, and weakened the remaining ones. The mystical bond of him being her prey remained.⁠[6][25] During the following Battle of Perdition she drained the Crown of its power and destroyed it, but managed to kill Azazel. After returning to Seattle and the Battle of Suite 1705 she killed Sammael using its remnant shards.⁠[26][27]

In March she accompanied Alex, Zafirah, and the rest of the Crew to Vancouver, where she crashed the Family party. She participated in the following Battle of the Silver Delta. Zafirah and Lorelei began to develop a friendship during these events.

At a reception organized by Conservatory benefactor Ben Palmer in April, Lorelei found a cross infused by holy power that had been stolen from Stelia’s family. She and Alex organized a sting operation against Ben Palmer and returned the cross to Stelia.

Reputation[]

Lorelei is highly famed as a succubus, both among demons and in Heaven.⁠[3][4][28] She is also admired by Lawrence, a senior angel.⁠[29] Her name used to be less well-known in other parts of the Shadows, but she has become known among the Practitioners of Seattle.⁠[30][31] It is likely that her appearance and the events at the Family party will make her more widely known.⁠[32][33]

She has made an impact on the Seattle social scene and is generally well-liked and appreciated by the people at the Conservatory.⁠[34][11]

Personal[]

Compared to other demons, Lorelei was indifferent about imparting cruelty for its own sake, or to spread deceit, treachery, and strife in general to those around her. Her normal modus operandi was rather on accomplishing her specific goals as efficiently as possible.⁠[35][36] She usually preferred move to a new area between each prey, and had only stayed in Seattle for several victims in a row at the direction of Belial.⁠[13]

She still has a vengeful and violent instinct.⁠[34] Meeting Alex and Rachel changed the way she acted. Lorelei however noted that she had been wanting to change for a long time.⁠[35]

She has a very low opinion of Heaven and most angels, and views its rules as arbitrary and promoting inaction.⁠[37][38] The recent guardian angel switchboard to Alex’s phone has not helped. She views it as inane at best and a danger to him at worst.⁠[39][40] Trust does not come easily to her.⁠[22]

Lorelei’s main mundane interests are music, dance, and consensual porn.⁠[10][41]

She views money as an enabler and not to be hoarded. As such, she provides financial support to at least Drew, Molly, and Onyx in various ways.⁠[42][43]

Like all succubae, she can change her appearance to great extent. The following describes her usual and habitual appearance. Lorelei appears as a tall and majestically beautiful woman of about thirty.⁠[44][45] Her hair is long and black, and her eyes have been described both as icy blue and as dark.⁠[46][47] As a demon, she appeared as a wicked beauty with red skin, black leathery wings, a long tail, and small horns. After claiming the iron crown, she developed black predator-like stripes and larger, curving horns.⁠[6][39]

Apart from Lorelei and Beletsenu, she has used many other aliases and names. Known ones are Cindy,⁠[48] Dominika Lakatos, Elina,⁠[11] Laura,⁠[44] Lori,⁠[49] Agent Smith,⁠[11] and Sofia.⁠[10] Lilith calls her the “proverbial whore of Babylon”.⁠[6] She holds a US citizenship, though it is considered “sketchy”.⁠[32]

Relations[]

Lorelei lives in an open polyamorous relationship with Alex and Rachel. Alex is also her prey as a succubus, and was earlier her master until she claimed the iron crown.⁠[6]

She has regular trysts with Molly, and might develop some regularity with Ted or Bridger.⁠[50][25]

She had a long-term relationship with Sammael before being freed by Alex, combining something like love with gaslighting.⁠[5] Known temporary sexual relations are Taylor, Shannon Abrams, Onyx, Claire,⁠[51] and Adam.⁠[52]

She views the members of the Crew as close friends and values them highly. She has had friendship-like relations with other mundanes before, but only on a relatively superficial level. Stelia is one example.⁠[11] She also learned to know Gerard—a money launderer—in Chicago. After they met again in Seattle they kept in sporadic touch, with Lorelei receiving financial advice from him.⁠[13]

In Hell she has a valuable contact in Lilith, if one that should be approached with extreme caution.⁠[6] She was able to keep cordial relations with other demons on the mortal plane to an unusual level.⁠[6][53]

The angel Lawrence admires her, but their earlier interaction—if any—is unknown.⁠[29] She has also met Vincent at some unknown point, who made what she called “oafish” advances on her.⁠[29]

Among her known prior prey are Malik,⁠[8][3] Jurgen,⁠[10] Nicolas,⁠[11] Dalton McGinley,⁠[54] Benjamin,⁠[13] Damon Bell,⁠[14][43] and Raymond Cordingly.⁠[49] It also includes an unnamed producer of pornographic movies and a person who laundered money through charity initiatives.⁠[12][13]

Abilities[]

A successful and powerful demon, Lorelei possesses all of the abilities of a succubus, and has many skills from her long life.

Mundane[]

Lorelei is extremely capable of reading body language and social nuances, and is adept at shaping her behavior to different situations to accomplish her goals. She knows forgery and how to best accomplish different forms of fraud,⁠[55] and has also shown skill as a pickpocket.⁠[56][24] She is a skilled dancer, musician, and physical therapist, and has a very high degree of social and cultural literacy. She is a very fast and skilled writer.⁠[57]

She is naturally charismatic, and can easily claim the center of attention in about any situation or company.⁠[58] She can also choose to be very unobtrusive, drawing little attention to herself.⁠[11]

Apart from English, she has demonstrated knowledge in German and Spanish,⁠[10] and probably knows at least French,⁠[51] Russian, and Japanese.⁠[8] She likely knows several more languages. She can easily switch between dialects and accents at will.⁠[44][11] Her native language is probably Akkadian, and likely of the middle or late Babylonian dialect.

Supernatural[]

Lorelei is as strong as the strongest human alive, extremely fast, and supernaturally durable, especially since she still has her own physical body.⁠[42] Even hits from bullets at point-blank range will have little effect on her.⁠[31][38] The fact that her body is still her own is the probable reason why she can walk on holy ground and interact with objects infused with faith, though it is painful to her.⁠[29][11]

She has great powers of mind control and illusion, and can sense feelings of lust, sex, and desire of those around her. She is however more careful with her use of mind control and supernatural suggestions than most other demons, prefering temptation over direct mind control or influences.⁠[23] Her empathic sense has also recently demonstrated the ability to sense loneliness.⁠[59] She has well-developed senses for supernatural forces, including being able to see angels with some effort.⁠[22] She can improve her sense of someone’s feelings, thoughts, and power by giving oral sex.⁠[46][47]

She can shape her physical body to great extent, though depending on the change it might require quite a bit of magical power.⁠[8] She easily and habitually changes the shape of her tongue and her nails.⁠[46] Her tail is highly mobile, extensible, and strong, and she can shape and use it for many different purposes.⁠[42][2]

As with many demons, she can expel fire from her mouth as an offensive attack. She uses this to great effect against vampires, who catch fire very easily.⁠[55][60] It is however a very draining attack.⁠[46] Her wings are functional, but only capable of limited flight.⁠[54]

Lorelei has some knowledge of magic and Practitioners due to her long experience, but beyond her innate capabilities as a succubus she is not a magic-worker.⁠[34] Her understanding of her magical abilities seems mostly based on instinct and long experience, with little theoretical background.⁠[18][50]

Possessions[]

Lorelei is a multi-millionare, enough to buy a luxury condo in downtown Seattle in cash, though not enough to do it twice.⁠[20] The expenses following Battle of Suite 1705 stretched her cash reserves, though she is rebuilding them.⁠[25][61] She earns some form of interest and gets some cash flow from investments or ownership, but it is unclear what these are.⁠[14] At least part of her wealth is due to advice from Gerard.⁠[13]

She is quite attached to her car, a white Lexus convertible.⁠[49][38] It has been used to hold false identifications, weapons, cash, and jewelry for emergencies or escape.

She probably has one or more shards of the destroyed iron crown in her possession.⁠[26]

Theories[]

Various theories and analysis regarding Lorelei.

Fame[]

Lorelei’s fame in both Heaven and in Hell is never explained, nor why Lawrence, a senior angel, admires her.⁠[29] Here are a few possible explanations:

  • Her emphasis on subtlety and a sparing use of mind control allowed the hell-bound soul to preserve as much free will as possible. Free will is very important for Heaven, so it is possible that is true for Hell as well.⁠[62]
  • Belial has been noted for a preference for quality over quantity in souls.⁠[3] Lorelei described Gerard as the perfect prey in that regard: “Shady morals, an absent guardian, yet fully capable of redemption”.⁠[13]
  • The passage of the soul through the succubus is important. Lorelei’s focus on her prey rather than general discord meant she gained more souls of that specific quality.
  • Lorelei was the first succubus.
  • Lorelei managed to keep some semblance of independence, even as a demon.
  • Lorelei could have been extremely capable in finding and claiming “worthy” souls.
  • Lawrence could simply admire her for having broken free from Hell.

Moral development[]

Lorelei has become more careful, deliberate, and ethical in the use of her powers and her behavior since meeting Alex.

Early on, her actions were mainly driven by pragmatism and achieving a specific goal. She cast sexual enchantments in various forms on Michelle,⁠[63] Wade, Drew, Taylor, and Jason without informing them and—with the exception of Taylor—with them unaware of her having done so.⁠[55]

Her attitude towards Raymond Cordingly also fits this. She matter of factly said she could and would claim his embezzled wealth. Her reaction to finding him alive was to kill him in cold blood. In both cases she was stopped by Alex.⁠[49]

This also combines with her general lack of trust, where her first reaction to Alex being arrested by the Special Task Force was to break him out rather than trying to find a lawyer—in effect finding a short-term but violent solution.⁠[22] Another case is her finding amusement in making people compete for her attention and favor.⁠[34]

Currently she has started to take a more ethical approach where she values informed consent. She has apologized for her earlier acts to Drew and Wade.⁠[61] Both she and Alex ruled out using mind control or similar powers against Ben Palmer.⁠[11]

Finances[]

Lorelei says her money comes from “legitimate business… more or less”.⁠[14] Wade speculates on those sources and that she has some form of cash flow.⁠[61] One possible source for income would be investments in the porn industry, strip clubs, or other forms of sex work. That would fit both Lorelei’s description and her own interests. She has also demonstrated deep insight and knowledge about people involved in the porn industry.⁠[12]

Lorelei’s motives for working at the conservatory aren’t fully explored. She has no financial need for working there, and has in fact stated that she donated her way into it.⁠[42] She largely views it as a hobby.⁠[41] One reason might be to help Alex in grounding his life. Another is that it provides a safe and controlled way for Lorelei to seek out and experience positive attention and admiration. A third is that she prefers a life of comfort and modest luxury, and being at the conservatory fits with that.⁠[14]

Miscellanous[]

Lorelei’s attitude toward society and life in it has evolved. Her reaction when Alex, Drew, and Wade was arrested by the Special Task Force was to break Akex out, with little concern for the long-term effects of such a breakout or the effect it would have on Drew and Wade.⁠[22] This was likely informed by her former life, where she always easily could make a new identity. In comparison, a few months later when several of the Crew were arrested for breaking up a neo-nazi rally, she worked to free them through means that would clear them legally.⁠[64]

She has recently demonstrated the ability to read loneliness through her empathic sense.⁠[59] Previously, it had seemed to be limited to feelings related to lust and desire. It is unknown if this is due to Lorelei’s emphatic sense is expanding in capability or if she always had the ability but never developed the specific sensitivity.

Lorelei has a fursona and owns a fursuit, currently in storage in Chicago.⁠[12] Possible hints on the character of the fursona includes the black stripes Lorelei developed when she claimed the iron crown⁠[6]—implying a feline—and her half-orc D&D character Far Dog⁠[65]—implying a dog.

Trivia[]

Lorelei shares her name with the riverside rock Lorelei in Germany. The rock is associated with several 19th century and later stories of women luring men to their death by supernatural means.

There was a social media post from Elliott Kay giving her the full name of Lorelei Black.⁠[66] However, all known demons go by a single name. Apart from not being part of a published text, it is likely that Lorelei only uses Black as a way to conform to modern custom and law.

She smacks down at least one hopeful suitor per book, and so far her tally includes Carson,⁠[55] Emir,⁠[45] Don,⁠[34] Adam⁠[52] and Roman.⁠[33]

Sources[]

Key stories involving Lorelei include:

References[]

  1. Natural Consequences, chapter 14
  2. 2.0 2.1 Proper Focus
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Good Intentions, chapter 5
  4. 4.0 4.1 Good Intentions, chapter 15
  5. 5.0 5.1 Personal Demons, chapter 11
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 Personal Demons, chapter 16
  7. 7.0 7.1 Personal Demons, chapter 2
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Good Intentions, chapter 4
  9. Skin
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Good Intentions, chapter 12
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 Amends
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 A Most Noble Quest
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 Altered Plans
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 Good Intentions, chapter 8
  15. Good Intentions, chapter 1
  16. 16.0 16.1 Good Intentions, chapter 2
  17. Good Intentions, chapter 14
  18. 18.0 18.1 Good Intentions, chapter 6
  19. Good Intentions, chapter 17
  20. 20.0 20.1 Live Like This
  21. Rough Day
  22. 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 Natural Consequences, chapter 13
  23. 23.0 23.1 Natural Consequences, chapter 16
  24. 24.0 24.1 Personal Demons, chapter 7
  25. 25.0 25.1 25.2 Personal Demons, chapter 25
  26. 26.0 26.1 Personal Demons, chapter 21
  27. Personal Demons, chapter 24
  28. Natural Consequences, chapter 7
  29. 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 Good Intentions, chapter 19
  30. Past Due, chapter 2
  31. 31.0 31.1 Outsourced
  32. 32.0 32.1 Natural Consequences, chapter 15
  33. 33.0 33.1 Past Due, chapter 18
  34. 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 Personal Demons, chapter 5
  35. 35.0 35.1 Natural Consequences, chapter 6
  36. Personal Demons, chapter 19
  37. Personal Demons, chapter 17
  38. 38.0 38.1 38.2 Trust
  39. 39.0 39.1 Past Due, chapter 5
  40. Strangers
  41. 41.0 41.1 Lifestyle Changes
  42. 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.3 Personal Demons, chapter 1
  43. 43.0 43.1 Natural Consequences, chapter 4
  44. 44.0 44.1 44.2 Good Intentions, chapter 9
  45. 45.0 45.1 Natural Consequences, chapter 2
  46. 46.0 46.1 46.2 46.3 Halloween for Life
  47. 47.0 47.1 Clear Communication
  48. Natural Consequences, chapter 1
  49. 49.0 49.1 49.2 49.3 Good Intentions, chapter 7
  50. 50.0 50.1 Past Due, chapter 12
  51. 51.0 51.1 Personal Demons, chapter 4
  52. 52.0 52.1 Past Due, chapter 1
  53. Past Due, chapter 14
  54. 54.0 54.1 Past Due, chapter 8
  55. 55.0 55.1 55.2 55.3 Good Intentions, chapter 13
  56. Personal Demons, chapter 6
  57. The Spirit of Giving
  58. Past Due, chapter 15
  59. 59.0 59.1 Tempted and Tested
  60. Natural Consequences, chapter 17
  61. 61.0 61.1 61.2 Past Due, chapter 11
  62. Natural Consequences, chapter 10
  63. Good Intentions, chapter 3
  64. Past Due, chapter 3
  65. Accomplished
  66. Elliott Kay on Facebook, February 17, 2016
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