GrieveWriter
U-Incorporated 2nd Class Type Unit
Adventures in Vale
Now to clear up any misconceptions, this RP will follow the lives of Beacon Students prior to the events in RWBY. The Characters are all new Beacon students that start out arriving at the Academy, we will go through the initiation and assemble into teams before going about our lives as students. While I expect us to spend quite some time at Beacon there will be plenty for us to do in other Areas.
There will be multiple story Arcs created by me (though suggestions are always encouraged in the OOC tab) so as to keep us going.
For those new to RWBY who don't know much, or those who have simply forgotten key details since the last time you've seen an episode, refer to this collection below
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- Vale
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The cityscape of Vale seems to have a type of build similar to modern cities like New York and San Francisco. However, Vale appears to have very narrow roads, suggesting that the city is old enough to formerly have traditional roads.
It is divided into multiple sectors, having an upper-class district, a commercial district, an industrial district, an agricultural district and a residential district.
Vale has a large port area where passenger and cargo ships dock. The cargo docks include large-scale container handling facilities, indicating that the port handles large quantities of goods on a frequent basis. This is shown to include very large quantities of Dust, shipping in from overseas locations such as Atlas.
To the southeast lies an area teaming with wild forests and deep caves, but is also known to contain the ruins of Mountain Glenn, a failed attempt by the kingdom to extend the city's borders. The location was eventually overrun by Grimm and had to be fenced off from the rest of the city.
Vale has its own police department, which has both uniformed and plain-clothes detective sections. Criminal mastermind Roman Torchwick is currently high on its most wanted list.
However, the capabilities of Vytal's criminal element, including super-criminals and the White Fang terrorist organization, sometimes outstrip the department's ability to counter them, forcing it to rely on the Hunters to deal with extreme threats.
The Vale News Network (VNN) seems to be the main source of news casting in the Vale Region, broadcasting to the people of Vale. Known newscasters include Lisa Lavender and Cyril Ian.
- Semblances
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Semblance is the manifestation of one's innate and personal power as an ability unique to each individual, with the effects varying greatly from user to user. However, a person's Semblance can be similar to the Semblances of their parents.
Individuals possess their own unique Semblance that represents an aspect of their character. It is currently unknown if an individual's Semblance is related to their Aura. However, Pyrrha Nikos implied a connection when she said that using Aura can help Jaune discover his semblance.
Those that use Semblance are able to manipulate certain physical phenomena according to the nature of their power. Some individuals, such as Weiss Schnee, are able to use their Semblance to create glyphs that generate some desired effect. Ruby Rose is able to move at incredible speeds, while Pyrrha can manipulate magnetic forces.
Using Dust, certain individuals can modify their Semblances with elements, such as Weiss using Myrtenaster to change her glyphs and Blake inserting dust vials into Gambol Shroud to make her Shadow clones take on elemental properties.
Overuse of one's Semblance for prolonged periods may adversely affect its user at certain times, one occasion occurring to Weiss after using a series of glyphs in rapid succession to assist Ruby and subsequently collapsed afterward. - Dust
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Dust is a source of energy in the world of RWBY. The physical properties of Dust make it incredibly useful for a variety of purposes, particularly in the weapons of many characters in the series.
The name "Dust" is implied to be a reference to the primordial state from which mankind was born. As a natural resource, it is sometimes poetically referred to as "Nature's Wrath" or more prosaically as an energy propellant.
Dust is known as a naturally occurring energy propellant triggered by the Aura of Humans and Faunus. It exists in four basic variations: Fire, Ice, Lightning and Wind, that can be combined both artificially and naturally to form new and stronger types, each with their own unique properties. Different colors of Dust appear to correspond to their different natures or effects.
Dust can be found in two discrete states, crystalline and powdered. Both crystalline and powdered Dust are known to have highly explosive properties. The powdered form appears to be even more volatile, since something as innocuous as a sneeze is enough to detonate a cloud of Dust.
Dust serves as a power source for all facets of technology in Remnant, from airships to androids. Technology powered by Dust is also known to glow. However, Dust can still be used without the aid of weapons or machines and unleashed in its raw form, such as lightning. More archaic uses for Dust include weaving it into clothing and fusing it into a living body.
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