Poludnitsia

Poludnitsia is a daemon known in various parts of Edyleine. She is sometimes referred to as "Noonwraith" in the Empire of Trynser. Poludnitsia is her usual name in the Lamadien region; other forms of her name include Południca in the Tressindilvia region, and Полудница (Poludnitsa) in Aborea.
She was often pictured as a young woman dressed in white that roamed field bounds. She assailed folk working at noon causing heatstrokes and aches in the neck, sometimes she even caused madness. In the Lamadien region, she is often said to the reason for having dinner and then taking a siesta instead of working during the middle of the day. Siesta is sometimes called "El don de Poludnitsia" ("The gift of Poludnitsia").
She would stop people in the field to ask them difficult questions or engage them in conversation. If anyone fails to answer a question or tries to change the subject, she will cut off their head or strike them with illness. She may appear as an old hag, a beautiful woman, or a 12-year-old girl.
In the Empire of Trynser, it is believed she is only seen on the hottest part of the day and is a personification of a sun-stroke.
In the Lamadien region, Poludnitsia Is sometimes said to live as a normal girl and only manifest as a daemon during the hottest part of the day, particularly in spring and summer. Many believe she first appears on the Spring Equinox and then disappears on the Autumn Equinox. However, some claim she can appear on any day. Some claim she will possess another person, most often a 12-year-old girl, who will appear in all ways to be normal until conditions cause Poludnitsia to manifest herself. She is often associated with bears.
Many Lamadiens do not see her as evil, but as a part of nature and the daughter of the Sun God Raxisio (called Raxis in the Empire of Trynser).
In Aborea, it is believed that makes children disappear when they search for flowers in among the tall grain plants on hot summer days. In the Tressindilvia region, it is said she will abduct ill-behaved children when it is hot.
Category:Faiths