Demons of the fields - Południca (Patreon)

The most common field demons were Południce (Noonwraiths). They were - depending on a region - women dressed in white dresses wandering between fields of grain or a delicate blue-gray mist floating over the fields in the evening. To become a Noonwraith woman had to die right before or after her wedding.

Południce appeared in the fields when the crops were in bloom, and after the harvest they went away to distant lands, from where they returned next year. The cyclical nature of their stay was a reflection of the Slavic cult of birth and death in nature

These demons were unfriendly to humans. They gave people fainting, headaches and sunburn.
They often kidnapped women and children, leaving them at the mercy of wild animals and the forces of nature. Due to the fear of Noonwraits, people avoided field work at high noon, and no one dared to venture into the fields at midnight. A sickle or a scythe, which they often held in their hands, helped them scare people away. In pre-Christian times, their existence was an explanation for diseases caused by long-term exposure to the Sun.

I am honestly leaning towards the first photo because I like the explanation where Południca is a light blueish mist so I also did a sfw version with the help of AI :D

Of course I would appreciate your feedback. Which photo, in your opinion, works best?

Love, Erinthul.