#Natacha the Inferni

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Grisha Powers

ETHEREALKI or The Order of Summoners

Squallers

Inferni

Tidemaker

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GRISHAVERSE WOMEN TOURNAMENT

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ZOYA & NATACHA training in Shadow and Bone 1.01

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On why they are oppressed even if they look like they have a privileged life:

Grisha wear kefta because they have to, this is the reason they wore bright colored clothes in a battle setting, which is a very impractical and dangerous thing to do. A Grisha must have a special permission to wear civilian clothes (like Nina while she was working undercover), otherwise they can get arrested. This was because, when Grisha's persecution in Ravka ended, the Tsars wanted them to wear something easily recognizable, to make sure every "normal" ravkan citizen could always knew who they were interacting with. General Kirigan turned their clothes from a symbol of shame in a symbol of their power and a way to protect themselves.

All Grisha are forced to serve in the Second Army, there's no exception. Only after a very long time or under special circumstances, they are allowed to leave.

Grisha aren't allowed to buy a house or a piece of land. They can have it only if they are explicity gifted of it. They cannot automatically inherit it from their family members either.

A Grisha who want to marry needs to ask for a special permission.

On why there aren't Grisha babies at the Little Palace:

Grisha have a longer life than the average but they aren't very fertile. A Grisha having a baby is a very rare thing; this, combined with the fact that most of them serve in active combat since they are little more than teenagers means there are little chances for Grisha to start a family.

About the lack of Materialki on active duty:

Contrary on the common beliefs Durasts can be very useful in a battle (Jesper is a very proficient sharpshooter for example), but many of them prefer to stay behind and work in their laboratories. Since their innovations are very important to keep up with the technologies of Fjerda and the Shu Han, they aren't forced to fight like the others.

Even if they don't appear in the show, there are Durast and Alkemi on active duty.

About Ivan's grumpiness (I have a lot of headcanons about him since he's my favourite):

Despite not being a ray of sunshine like his better half Ivan does care about the other Grisha. He feels responsible for their safety since he's high in the chain of command.

He does have other friends other Fedyor, but mostly they are quiet people like him. In my head he was friend with Natacha, the Inferni who was the capitan of the skiff who was killed in the first episode and with Pavel and Polina.

He's serious and strict but not cruel. Younger Grisha fear his judgment but at the same time they trust him and consider him a good leader. He's indeed very patient with grisha who strive for improving themselves, but he doesn't care for laziness and cowardice.

Ivan reacts to sadness with anger. He wasn't friendly with Alina in the first episode because Natacha and other grisha have been just killed in the fold; for the same reason he reprimanded her for eating figs, because he had just finished to read a casualty list.

Ivan had some Durast friends who lost their lives in battle, he consider David a coward, for this reason he doesn't care for his antics.

He did believe until the end that The Darkling wanted to use Alina to destroy the Fold. He didn't know General Kirigan was Alexander Morozov.

He didn't kill the dignitaries on the Skiff, but made them lose consciousness, infact he used different hand gestures than the ones he uses in battle. The dignitaries were killed by the Volcra.

Ivan is not always likeable, but he's not a bully.

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What do they have with seasoned Grisha soldiers having emotional outbursts leading to their death?

At least Polina did have a reason to turn hysterical...

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I war rather pissed about how are Second Army soldiers and oprichniki written:

Natacha the Inferni- Starts screaming and running around when volcra attack. Gets killed immediately.

asshole Squaller in 01×01- Interrupts First Army fight club to show off. Insinuates he’s better than otkazat’sya.

Pavel & Polina- Racists and ableists. Polina starts screaming and running after Inej as soon as she sees her. Almost sets on fire a bunch of innocent bystanders.

Feliks the Heartrender- Loyal to the Darkling when the skiff fights starts, therefore the bad guy. Zoya killing him is somehow okay.

oprichnik Semyov- Speaks sbout valuable target with random First Army soldier (01×02).

oprichnik Olga- Baghra’s double agent.

Oprichnik guarding Mal in 01×07 sleeps on duty, the two guards on the skiff in 01×08 don’t even notice Mal before he shoots them.

And I’m not even starting about Genya’s “betrayal”, Fedyor’s disapproval of Nina’s “changed” drüskelle or every other scene with Ivan.

A bunch of incompetent unsympathetic idiots. I wonder why?

Reasons I Started Watching Shadow and Bone ↳ GENESIS LYNEA as NATACHA

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Meaningful glances - Zoya & Natacha in A Searing Burst of Light

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ugh alexei deserves so much better than. that.

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Natachas Inferni field kefta in Shadow and Bone

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he’s a very minor character but did they seriously white wash pavel 😐 he was described as a ‘dark skinned inferni’ in s&s yet according to imdb a white dude is playing him. although it doesn’t make much sense for him to be in s1 since he’s only in book 2 so i’m hoping it’s a mistake or something...

Omg Pavel! I forgot him! Probably whitewashed tbh. Looking at how pale most of the cast is.

I will say I'm excited because SAB at least is adding a black person to the cast. The character Natacha will be played by this beauty here, nonbinary they/them actor Genesis Lynea. Hopefully they are a grisha on Alina's side and not a random bad guy.

[stromuprisahat]

I liked the Inferni leader of the skiff. I'm a bit upset she got killed off. I'm very upset it was in such a stupid way. Trained soldier with a rank starts yelling "Come at me! Come at me, you coward!" and runs around like a headless chicken?! Please...