According to the Malleus Maleficarum, the
faun,
incubus,
pan, and
satyr are different names for the same demon. Medieval Christianity
demonized the image of the rustic god Pan, which inspired the popular depiction of the devil with goat features. In fantasy gaming, the
incubus and
satyr are depicted distinctly (the
faun is rarely depicted separately
from the satyr, and the pan is nonexistent).
I think a way to represent this in fantasy gaming would be if the incubus monster was created from the faun or satyr by some means. Perhaps a faun or satyr who turns evil becomes an incubus, or vice versa? There are any number of ways to represent this transformation.
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