====== Darkness ======
Dark skills generally follow a theme of trade-offs, weakening the target to empower the user, or causing both a negative and a positive status effect. Most Dark skills cost [[mechanic:stamina_arousal_and_mojo|arousal]] instead of or in addition to mojo.

[[character:angel|Angel]] chooses Darkness as her advanced attribute at level 10. [[character:reyka|Reyka]] and [[character:maya|Maya]] also use Darkness when they are unlocked.
===== Unlocking =====
The [[character:player_created_character|player character]] needs to ask [[character:information_broker|Aesop]] about purchasing supplies, which allows you to get information about the [[day:activities:black_market|Black Market]] for $400. After reaching level 10, the [[character:player_created_character|player character]] can then ask about exotic artifacts for $2500. Aesop will drop the name [[character:rin|Callisto]]; the next time you visit the Black Market, you will meet her and unlock Darkness (as well as [[attribute:fetishism|Fetish]] training. Select Cursed Artifacts to gain the first point in Darkness.
===== Skills =====
^ Darkness ^ Skill              ^ Tactic       ^ Description ^
| 1        | Drain energy       | Pleasure      | Upgrades [[attribute:seduction|Suck Neck]] to drain //x// stamina from target [[mechanic:stamina_arousal_and_mojo|stamina]] and raise user's by //x//. Costs //x// arousal, where //x// equals the number of points user has in Darkness. |
| 3        | Lust Aura          | Pleasure      | Makes target [[mechanic:status_effects|Horny]]. Costs 5 [[mechanic:stamina_arousal_and_mojo|mojo]] and 5 arousal. |
| 6        | Imp (female)       | Manipulation  | Summons a pet [[mechanic:pets:imp_female|Imp (female)]]. Improved by [[:trait|Royal Guard]]. Costs 15 [[mechanic:stamina_arousal_and_mojo|arousal]]. |
| 6        | Imp (male)         | Manipulation  | Summons a pet [[mechanic:pets:imp_male|Imp (male)]] (not available to NPCs). Improved by [[:trait|Royal Guard]]. Costs 15 [[mechanic:stamina_arousal_and_mojo|arousal]]. |
| 9        | Dominate           | Positioning   | Requires target to be standing. Knocks target down. Costs 10 [[mechanic:stamina_arousal_and_mojo|arousal]]. |
| 12       | Dark Tendrils      | Positioning   | Randomly trips or binds target. Strength of bind is 10 plus number of points user has in Darkness. Costs 15 [[mechanic:stamina_arousal_and_mojo|arousal]]. |
| 15       | Sacrifice          | Recovery      | Lowers user's arousal by two times //x//. Costs 25 [[mechanic:stamina_arousal_and_mojo|mojo]] and 15 plus //x// stamina, where //x// equals the number of points user has in Darkness . |
| 18       | Fly                | Pleasure      | Requires user and target to be pantsless and aroused and user to have at least 15 [[mechanic:stamina_arousal_and_mojo|stamina]]. Initiates [[mechanic:positions|flying sex]] and deals pleasure. |
| 21       | Drain              | Pleasure      | Requires user to be in a dominant [[mechanic:positions|sex position]]. Randomly: steals [[mechanic:stamina_arousal_and_mojo|stamina, arousal, or mojo]]; or, temporarily steals one point from a basic attribute. Costs 20 mojo. |
| 24       | Shadow Fingers     | n/a           | Improves Dark Tendrils to give user [[mechanic:status_effects|Shadow Fingers]], in turn improving [[attribute:seduction|Finger]] and [[attribute:seduction|Handjob]] to critically hit. |
| 30       | Lust Overflow      | Pleasure      | Requires user to be in a dominant [[mechanic:positions|sex position]]. Makes user [[mechanic:status_effects|Horny]] and grants Sex Mastery, increasing sex proficiency 200%. Costs 20 [[mechanic:stamina_arousal_and_mojo|mojo]]. |
| n/a      | Command            | Miscellaneous | Requires user to be a [[:trait|succubus]] and target to be [[mechanic:status_effects|Enthralled]]. Forces target to do one of the following, in order of preference: strip self if not already naked, strip user if not already naked, masturbate if not already [[mechanic:stamina_arousal_and_mojo|aroused]], initiate [[mechanic:positions|sex]] if not already doing so and in a position to, stay still and allow user to continue fucking, perform cunnilingus if user is not aroused, lay down, end Enthrallment and become [[mechanic:status_effects|Flat-Footed]]. |
| n/a      | Force Dismiss      | Demand        | Requires target to be [[mechanic:status_effects|Enthralled]] and to have an active [[mechanic:pets|pet]]. Removes target's pet. |
| n/a      | Force Down         | Demand        | Requires target to be [[mechanic:status_effects|Enthralled]] and in [[mechanic:positions|neutral]]. Knocks target down. |
| n/a      | Force Item Use     | Demand        | Requires target to be [[mechanic:status_effects|Enthralled]] and to have a [[item:consumables|lubricant]] or sensitivity potion and not already be Oiled or Hypersensitive. Forces target to use, in order, lubricant or sensitivity potion. |
| n/a      | Force Masturbation | Demand        | Requires target to be [[mechanic:status_effects|Enthralled]] and pantsless. Deals pleasure. |
| n/a      | Force Oral         | Demand        | Requires target to be [[mechanic:status_effects|Enthralled]] and user to be pantsless. Deals pleasure to user. Improved by [[:trait|Silver Tongue]]. |
| n/a      | Force Pain         | Demand        | Requires target to be [[mechanic:status_effects|Enthralled]]. Deals pain. Does not change [[mechanic:positions|position]] despite text displayed. |
| n/a      | Force Strip Player | Demand        | Requires target to be [[mechanic:status_effects|Enthralled]] and user not to be naked. Strips user completely. |
| n/a      | Force Strip Self   | Demand        | Requires target to be [[mechanic:status_effects|Enthralled]] and not naked. Strips target completely. |
| n/a      | Insult             | Demand        | Requires target to be [[mechanic:status_effects|Enthralled]]. Reduces target [[mechanic:stamina_arousal_and_mojo|mojo]] by 15. |
| n/a      | Take Item          | Demand        | Requires target to be [[mechanic:status_effects|Enthralled]] and have a [[item:consumables|consumable item]]. Steals one consumable item from target. |
===== Traps =====
^ Darkness ^ Trap        ^ Description ^
| 9        | Enthralling | Consumes 1 [[item:consumables|semen]]. [[mechanic:status_effects|Enthralls]] target. |
===== Traits =====
^ Darkness ^ Trait         ^ Description ^
| 6        | Dark Promises | Improves [[attribute:seduction|Whisper]] to have a 20% chance to [[mechanic:status_effects|Enthrall]] target at cost of 15 [[mechanic:stamina_arousal_and_mojo|mojo]]. |
===== Training =====
Darkness can be permanently increased in the following ways:
  * level up
  * pay to increase by 1 by choosing Dark Power at the [[day:activities:reference room|Black Market]] during the daytime
===== Other Effects =====
  * After the first training session with [[character:rin|Rin]], a cursed artifact will appear in the [[character:player_created_character|player character]]'s [[day:activities:your_room|dorm room]].
  * At 9 Darkness, masturbating outside of combat will grant the player character 1 [[item:consumables|semen]].
  * With 12 Darkness and a [[:item|Dark Talisman]], the player character can upgrade [[item:sex_toys|Sexcalibur]] with a Lust Curse for bonus pleasure to [[mechanic:status_effects|Horny]] targets.
  * The player character has a chance to notice his increased occult powers in the mornings starting at 10 Darkness.
  * Lock box [[night:deployable:caches_types|item caches]] can be opened with a Darkness check if the initial Seduction check fails.