Luxuria

One of the demons working under Hades, Luxuria (Luh-ZUR-aya) is a sly, deceptive creature. He's a long, almost snake-like dragon-demon; a dark scarlet red in color with bright yellow eyes and a long forked tongue. He has a rather slimy appearance and almost always seems to be smirking. He's horribly flirtatious and has no shame in how far he goes with it. While he can be seen by anyone while in Hell, he can only be seen by other demons when he's in the living world.

Influential Abilities
Luxuria can cause excessive thoughts or desires of a sexual nature. His very presence can arouse minor thoughts and feelings of sexual desire, making people around him feel awkward and suddenly uneasy with themselves and whomever else they might be with. Upon making contact with a human, the influence he has on them increases dramatically. The human, however, still has the ability to choose to fight his influence or to give into it. Giving into Luxuria's influence can lead to sexual or sociological compulsions and/or transgressions such as--though not limited to--sexual addiction, fornication, adultery, rape, and even bestiality, perversion, and incest.

While Luxuria will typically just linger and cause temptation and unease among people, those who give into him often will become very much like hosts for a parasite. He'll follow them closely and sometimes ride on their back--unseen and unfelt, of course--and gain almost complete control over them.

Resistance
Luxuria's influence can be resisted through abstaining from sexual conduct, depending on one's state and situation in life. Through the embracing of moral wholesomeness and achieving purity of thought through education and betterment. In other words, through self control and chastity. Luxuria is very persistent and will take advantage of even the slightest drop of defenses to try and lead anyone around him into his power.

Trivia

 * Luxuria's corresponding angel is Castitas, the angel of purity.
 * His influential abilities don't have much effect on most mentally-disabled people
 * When in Hell, he enjoys mocking and teasing those he's had a strong influence on if they happen to 'visit'