Editing Shadows Hills Polly (section)

==== Background ====

Lady Midday, it is said, is the feared incarnation of the noonday sun-- the spirit of sunstroke. In legends that trace across eastern Europe, speaking of a lady dressed in white, appearing in a cloud of dust, carrying a scythe, who strikes down workers in the hot fields with sunstroke, fatigue, madness, or, y'know, that scythe. Reports have her appearing as a lady, an old crone, or a girl of 12. Despite the best efforts of monster hunters, Lady Midday has never been destroyed, always returning despite their apparent destruction of her.

No one has made the correlation between these last two facts yet.

Only one Lady Midday exists at a time, but when she dies, she is soon reborn, coming into her power at about age 12. Faint memories of the past are present, as is always her whimsical disposition, and her deadly powers and scythe.

Polly is the latest Lady Midday, born to mortal parents who have no idea what their daughter has become. She was always sunny and bright, a friendly, outgoing child, and that hasn't changed-- she's outgoing, smiles all the time, and will eagerly start up a conversation with a complete stranger. But a more whimsical and darker side has emerged...