#polyanitsa

[miarenmert]

Crystal Dream Throne of Olkyon – part 4

Olkyon sought solace by becoming a hero in other people's dreams.

A suspicious person asked her to go under the garages. Olkyon knew that in the old world she had to be afraid of such situations, but now she was in no danger. She agreed, and the man ran forward. She found him dead in a strange place that looked like the creepy senior annex at her school. When she reached high school, the annex disappeared. It turned out that they buried it because terrible things happened there, like murder with knitting needles, sneaking in poisonous snakes and wild dogs luring.

At the bazaar during the lunar festival, Olkyon bought spices and traditional clothes. Suddenly everything became foggy and the merchants turned into rabbits. She fought a giant bull with a sword and a handkerchief soaked in spices. However, as soon as she strangled the bull with a handkerchief, it turned into a man. And everyone else turned into people condemning violence.

In another place, at another time, she was an heiress who had to arrange a test for the suitors in a high tower. When the tower was attacked by a serpent, all the suitors fled. This wasn’t part of the test. But the polyanitsas came. Female warriors: one with a braid lashing the eyes of a serpent, the other with a club crushing the spine. Olkyon took the sword and shield from them and became the third Polyanitsa.

She didn’t want to part with her fighting sisters. One was sweet and awkward, the other was proud and stern. They jumped on the crystal pillars above the waterfall and saw the enemy's face in the sky. Returning to the castle, Olkyon recognized him in her stepfather, who was going to marry her to his dark friend. She escaped them unnoticed. After all, she was never noticed when she wasn’t needed.

She became the servant of a young princess who played with other princesses, pretending to be the queens of the past. They discussed history books and argued which queens of the past were lesbians. One had a husband, but her lovers were only women, and the princesses argued whether this was an ascribed rumor. Olkyon said that books are not edited like their magazines, then her princess' friend gagged her and the princess laughed. Olkyon hid in the attic and lost herself in translating the tale of the maiden who gave up her voice and failed to save the heart of her love. The next morning the princess didn’t remember why Olkyon was angry with her. Olkyon gave her the translation, saying it might help her understand.

Olkyon returned to the kingdom from which she had escaped and now was preparing for her coronation. She didn't have to get married. The prince received the crown, she received the sword. While she was waiting on the balcony, someone wanted to steal the sword under the floor. She went down and found the servant boy and his father, who promised to keep the sword for her. In the dungeons, she discovered body parts, one boy still alive. He was not the same one, but asked: “Are we just dolls with interchangeable parts for you?” With his help, Olkyon found the vampire that was lurking in the castle. The bullets didn’t hit him. He was about to shoot her, but Olkyon could slow down time by touching the nerve at the back of her head. She run away and returned with the true sword to kill him.

[laimabynight]

Camilla 'Georgia' Soledad Wardrobe

Template by serafina_zephyr

Art by Polyanitsa

[laftoro]

pov: you just heard an angel say “barrier’s on you! go!”

[russianfolklore]

Yuri Nikolaev’s illustration for the tale “Story of Gol Voyansky”.

[michael-svetbird]

: • ‘Polyanitsa’ Slavic Amazon: My concept-sketch for one of the upcoming projects . #folkart #slavicfolklore #mythology #conceptsketch #fantasyillustration #slavic #heroicfantasy #fables #былина #mythicalcreatures #славянскаямифология #oiorpata #polyanitsa #поляница #slavicamazon #amazon #amazzone #амазонка #amazonka #amazone #богатырша #warrioress #femalewarrior #warriorgirl #воительница #chainmail #swordgirl #slavicamazons #славянскиеамазонки #michaelsvetbird https://www.instagram.com/p/B5fRshKqlFK/?igshid=wokongo47rfp

[the-deadlock-south]

every time i wanna mix up my zarya skins i have to be faced with the reality that zarya just Does Not Have Good Skins so i am very limited

[night-lie]

Warrior Women

[yulia-viktorivna]

я та людина, яка не вміє стрибати для гарного кадру 😢😭 #незож #polyanitsa #carpathians #mountains (at Polyanitsa, Ivano-Frankivs'Ka Oblast', Ukraine)

[zhurawina]

Mythological girls: Polyanitsa, Valkyrie, Mielikki & Athena.

I came back. This is my new blog

[zaryahell]

Polyanitsa Zarya by Artemis Liu

[ready-to-rally]

Overwatch Archives: Complete Legendary Skins

Bushi Genji

Cavalry Tracer

Mousquetaire Widowmaker

Polyanitsa Zarya

Soldier: 1776

[andredsen]

polyanitsa zarya, tried really hard to get this in before the event was over OTL i’ve been busy with school :,)

[laimabynight]

Camilla 'Georgia' Soledad

[ PERSONAL ]

$ Financial: wealthy / moderate/ poor / in poverty

✚ Medical: fit/ moderate / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged / non-applicable

✪ Class: upper / upper-middle / middle/ working / other / unsure

✔ Education: qualified /unqualified / studying

✖ Criminal Record: yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes / no/ has committed crimes, but not caught yet / yes, but charges were dismissed

[ FAMILY ]

◒ Children: has a child or children / has no children / wants children / undecided

◑ Relationship with Family: close with parent(s) / not close with parent(s) / close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings / sibling is deceased / it’s complicated

◔ Affiliation: orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parent(s) / raised by a single parent

[ TRAITS + TENDENCIES ]

♦ extroverted / introverted / in-between

♦ disorganized / organized / in-between

♦ close minded / open-minded / in-between

♦ calm / anxious / in-between

♦ disagreeable / agreeable / in-between

♦ cautious / reckless / in-between

♦ patient / impatient / in-between

♦ outspoken / reserved / in-between

♦ leader / follower / flexible

♦ empathetic / vicious bastard / in-between

♦ optimistic / pessimistic / in-between

♦ traditional / modern / in-between

♦ hard-working / lazy / in-between

♦ cultured / uncultured  / in-between / unknown

♦ loyal / disloyal / in-between / unknown

♦ faithful / unfaithful / in-between / unknown

[ BELIEFS ]

★ Faith : monotheist / polytheist / atheist / agnostic

☆ Belief in Ghosts or Spirits : yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

✮ Belief in an Afterlife : yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

✯ Belief in Reincarnation : yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

❃ Belief in Aliens : yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

✧ Religious : orthodox / liberal / in-between / not religious

❀ Philosophical : yes / no / sometimes

[ SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION ]

❤ Sexuality: heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual / other

❥ Sex: sex repulsed / sex neutral / sex favorable / naïve and clueless

♥ Romance: romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable / naïve and clueless / romance suspicious

❣ Sexually: adventurous / experienced / inexperienced / naïve / curious

⚧ Potential Sexual Partners: male / female / nonbinary / other / none / all / depends

⚧ Potential Romantic Partners: male / female / nonbinary / other / none / all / depends

[ ABILITIES ]

☠ Combat Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

≡ Literacy Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

✍ Artistic/Music Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

✂ Technical Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

Art by Polyanitsa

[addictedtooverwatch]

Overwatch Events: 2021 Archives Skins Review

I mentioned that I was going to go over all of the new stuff we get this year, so this is going to be a skin review! I'll go over any information I could find about what inspired each skin and my opinions on each skin.

This is a long post so the TLDR is now going to be at the top! More explanation about my opinions and about the skins themselves are under the cut.

TLDR: My favorite skins going from least to greatest are; Bushi Genji, Mousquetaire Widowmaker, Solider 1776, Polyanitsa Zarya, and Cavalry Tracer.

Epic Skins: Weekly Challenges

Corredor Lucio(Week 1): I think it's alright, I mean it's an epic skin so it's nothing insane. I like the tattoos on his arms and the fire design on his skates, but I'm not a fan of his hair and hat.

Subaquatic Zenyatta(Week 2): Out of all three skins I like this one the most. I love the bronze, gold, and teal blue color scheme that makes him look like an old submarine. I also like the worn and damaged look.

Camouflage Mercy(Week 3): I really like the black hair on Mercy, but my problem with the skin is that there isn't more gold. I like the camo, but it would be even better with more gold that would match with her halo. (she also now looks like a Karen lmao)

Legendary Skins: Loot Boxes

Cavalry Tracer: I'm pretty sure that this is my favorite skin out of this event. I love the gold detail; I think that it works well with the red, blue, white, and black color scheme, but my favorite part of the skin is her guns. I love the wood grain and metallic effect; I also like it on her arm things. The name of the skin, while being a play on her catchphrase, is also the uniform that the British soldiers wore in the 18th century.

Polyanitsa Zarya: This is my second favorite skin all because of her gun and because of the story behind the skin. I do like the skin itself, but I think that the gun makes it even better. In this skin, Zarya is supposed to be a Polyanitsa which is a warrior woman from Slavic legends and folklore. While scrolling through my Twitter feed I found a thread made by overfire_ru on Twitter about all of the lore behind the Zarya skin. It's really interesting and made me move this skin up on my list. Overfire_ru's Twitter thread about the Zarya skin.

Soldier 1776: This is my third favorite skin. I think that it looks pretty cool overall and I especially like the George Washington hair. I also saw a tweet from the Washington Justice twitter that pointed out that on his upper arms, he has these bronze gold shields that say 76 on them which I think is pretty cool. Also, the name Soldier 1776 is a reference to the American Revolution, and his outfit is supposed to be similar to the uniforms American soldiers wore during the revolution.

Mousquetaire Widowmaker: I like this skin a lot, but it is my second to least favorite skin. It's not that I don't like it, it's just that I like the other skins more. I love her gun and her outfit is pretty cool looking, but I don't like her hat too much. The feather is okay, but I think her hair should be longer. This skin, like the name suggests, is based on the 18th Century Mousquetaires, also known as musketeers. Mousquetaires/musketeers were famous for protecting the royal family and for being daring, charismatic, and dramatic.

Bushi Genji: I think that this skin is alright, but it's my least favorite skin for this event. The shurikens and sword look really good, but I really don't like the look of the helmet. Genji's signature green stripe thing looks really out of place, and it isn't like they haven't gotten rid of it before, Genji's Kendoka Summer Games skin is an example. Like the other skins, this skin has roots in Japan's history, Genji's birthplace. "Bushi" means "warrior" in Japanese and is used to refer to samurai who would protect feudal landlords.

Anyways, I'm going to be posting a new master list I made for all posts I do about events. That will be posted soon, then I will post about other Archives 2021 Event items.

[russianfolklore]

Nastasia Mikulishna. 1898 

She is a polyanitsa - a woman warrior. The youngest daughter of bogatyr Mikula Selyaninovich, also she is the wife of bogatyr Dobrynya Nikitich. She is very strong and tall.

She appears in three bylinas: ‘Dobrynya and Zmei’, ‘Wedding of Dobrynya’ and ‘Ruined wedding of Alyosha Popovich’.

At the first meeting Dobrynya mistaked Nastasia for a man and attacked her. She defeated Dobrynya in battle and put him in her pocket as a trophy. After a while she remembered that she had put somebody there, and decided to marry this man, if she likes him. And if not - she would cut off his head.

[michael-svetbird]

: • Polyanitsa aka Поляница: a Pagan Slavic Warrioress Concept Image Ca 7th AD. [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Slavs ] . MSP 2020 5500X6500 300d . . #folklore #mythsandlegends #fables #mythology #history #slavic #epic #slavicwarrior #warriorwoman #slavicamazon #femalewarrior #historicalreenactment #reenactmentphotography #reenactment #warrioress #polyanitsa #поляница #воительница #amazon #amazone #amazzone #amazonka #амазонка #amazonimage #oiorpata #chainmail #womeninhistory #blackandwhite #bnw #michaelsvetbird \ msp2020 @michael_svetbird (at Древняя Русь) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDYxy3qqBj_/?igshid=ds1p5hr07i5