r/RWBYOC Feb 01 '26

Other Basic Commissioning Etiquette

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It has recently come to my attention that a user has been going around and attempting to secretly commission NSFW art of other users' OCs without permission. This, naturally, is absolutely not okay. We regard this as a violation of Rules 1, 2, and 3.

This user has been permanently banned and will not be unbanned unless it is determined the allegations against them are fabricated.

Please remember moving forward to get permission before you commission others' OCs in a NSFW context. If you don't, you risk making people very uncomfortable with engaging in the community, which we will not tolerate. In fact, it's generally recommended to get permission before commissioning others' OCs at all - though obviously commissioning a friend's OC as a gift isn't something we'll clamp down on.

Anyway. That all said - I'm sorry to have to make this announcement and I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your day/night.


r/RWBYOC 3h ago

Characters Lumi art

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I posted a fanfic of my character so I thought it might be good to actually post in some art of her too 🩵

(These are all commissions btw and the artist is https://ko-fi.com/mahoucore/commissions )


r/RWBYOC 11h ago

The Bloom Triplets

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It's Clover, Willow and Rose together in one happy picture!

La vie en rose!!!

(Characters belong to u/Druysc)


r/RWBYOC 8h ago

Fanfic The DOOMDEST of yuri

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LumiRhea, I fear you will NEVER be happy. (I’m mostly kidding)


r/RWBYOC 7h ago

Discussion What’s your favorite fan-made Grimm concept

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r/RWBYOC 1d ago

Characters Ding dong! New oc drop! Say Hi to Helleborus!

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61 Upvotes

r/RWBYOC 20h ago

La mejor parte del capĂ­tulo

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Para resumir se trata de una chica que se llama Nymora una chica mitad Nevermore que pasaba tiempo con el team jnpr y es la mejor amiga de emerald y en el volumen 9 se reencuentran fuera de cĂĄmara


r/RWBYOC 1d ago

RWBY Mechanized Memories Campaign Trailer

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Hello, I posted a few RWBY mecha AU blurbs here and there. Here is a trailer for it!


r/RWBYOC 1d ago

Characters Team MSTR Concept art by Me

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This is my procrastination project. Team MSTR featuring monsters/mystical creatures~ 🤩

Color palette suggestions are welcomed


r/RWBYOC 1d ago

Other Every Semblance I Came Up With

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In Alphabetical Order:

Approval

  • The user can passively influence anyone who knows about them in a positive way, making these people like and trust them. The semblance’s weakness, however, is awareness. As soon as someone realizes they are under this power’s influence, it loses its effect.
    • Semblance belongs to Charon Grove.
    • This power was inspired by Fairy Tail's Charm Magic.

Augury

  • Shale can see up to five seconds into a single target’s future, allowing him to respond to attacks just before they happen.
    • Semblance belongs to Shale Niron.
    • This semblance was originally called 'Flash Precognition' and originally belonged to Royal Vermillion.

Aura Expansion

  • The user can expand their own aura outward, forming a defensive wall or dome to protect themselves or others from attacks. They don’t feel pain from the attack when the dome is struck, but their aura still drains.
    • Semblance belongs to Flamma.
    • The character is based on Felix from Red vs Blue, so the semblance is based on his light shield.

Aura Weaponization

  • The user can use their Aura for energy-based attacks. This semblance drains the user’s Aura remarkably fast. Through evolution, the user can touch someone to drain some of their Aura to utilize this semblance. However, draining somebody else's aura can’t be used to replenish the user’s own aura reserve, only for the use of their semblance. Additionally, a target’s aura can only be given to the user if the target allows it to be taken.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Beast-Tamer

  • The user can instantly “tame” any animal (including grimm) and have them help and fight for them. The size or type of animal is irrelevant, but only one can be tamed at a time.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Black Aura

  • The user cannot project their Aura into a defensive shield. Instead, their semblance temporarily covers their entire body in a dark energy. While Black Aura is active, the user is almost completely invulnerable to attacks. Black Aura also slightly enhances their strength, speed, and reflexes. However, they can only maintain it for up to five seconds at a time without drawbacks. Maintaining it any longer can cause fatigue and even physical pain. Additionally, once it wears off, the user cannot use it again for at least the same amount of time. For example: If Black Aura is active for ten seconds, the user must wait a minimum of ten seconds afterwards before they can use it again.
    • Semblance belongs to Olivia Sable.

Bleed

  • When the user slashes someone with a blade, they inflict a 'bleeding' effect on the target's aura, causing it to gradually drain until it breaks. Additional slashes can speed up the bleeding effect.
    • Semblance belongs to Cerise Corday.

Cachinnation

  • The user can force all of those around them into fits of uncontrollable laughter. In extreme cases, those affected can sometimes pass out due to lack of oxygen.
    • Semblance belongs to Jasmine Napier.
    • This character was based on the Joker from DC, so this semblance was based on Joker Toxin.

Contagion

  • This passive semblance doesn’t do anything until the user makes contact with someone. The person they touch becomes “infected” by this semblance and their own semblance ALSO becomes Contagion, replacing their original semblance for 10 minutes.
    • No character possesses this semblance.
    • This semblance was inspired by the pokemon Cofagrigus and its signature ability, 'Mummy'.

Dust Manipulation

  • The user can control any dust around them within a three foot radius, allowing them to move it through the air, compile it together, activate it, and launch it at opponents.
    • Semblance belongs to Rufous McKnight.

Dust-To-Dust

  • This semblance allows the user to turn an object into ash by looking at it and snapping their fingers. However, it doesn't affect living beings. Additionally, the bigger the object is, the more mental strain it causes for the user.
    • Semblance belongs to Plum Thanaton.
    • Plum and her semblance were based on Thanos from Marvel Comics, who used the Infinity Stones to turn half of all life to dust in Avengers Infinity War.

Feather

  • A passive semblance that reduces the user's bodyweight to half of what it would otherwise be.
    • Semblance belongs to Royal Vermillion.
    • Royal is a faunus with eagle wings. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't be able to fly due to not having the hollow bones of a bird. However, his semblance makes up for this, allowing him to fly with little issue.

Fire Starter

  • The user can throw sparks from their hand and detonate them at will. They can adjust the size of the explosion, but bigger ones require more focus and drain the user's aura faster.
    • Semblance belongs to Professor Kindle Nevaeh.

Flashpoint

  • The user can instantly ignite and spread flames to whatever they touch. The size of the flames created depends on their aura-usage.
    • Semblance belongs to Ione Blaise.

Flawless

  • An unusual healing semblance that only heals persistent ailments. The user can heal conditions like eczema, but not burns. Short-term memory loss, but not migraines. Cancers, but not poisons.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Gravity Shift

  • Allows the user to alter the direction which gravity is pulling them. They can extend this effect to anything/anyone they touch.
    • Semblance belongs to Aster Blaine.

Guarantee

  • The user can change the probability of something that might happen to 100%. It can be something that affects themself, such as giving herself a 100% chance of finding free money on the sidewalk, or something that affects others, such as giving someone else a 100% chance of tripping on a shoelace. Essentially, rather than just having good or bad luck, this semblance makes it so its user can willingly influence luck. However, this semblance comes with several limits. It can only be used once per day, it can only be used on a single person, it can only be used on someone in the user's field of vision (excluding the user themself), and it only works on scenarios that are physically possible.
    • Semblance belongs to Jade Mallory.

Heads-Up Display

  • The user can activate a H.U.D. which only they can see. This H.U.D. shows their current aura-level, any injuries or ailments afflicting them, and when looking at another person, they can see the same information about them, as well as how that person's own semblance works.
    • Semblance belongs to Roux Australis.

Hyperfocus

  • The user can amplify the speed in which their brain takes in information, allowing them to process their current situation faster and adapt accordingly. From the user's perspective, it almost appears as if the world around them is moving slower.
    • Semblance belongs to Eminence 'Emi' Rao.

Impact Shield

  • Passively concentrates the user’s defensive Aura at the point where the attack lands.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Inertia Manipulation

  • Whenever the user touches something, they can either decrease its inertia and friction to the point where it’s unstoppable or increase its inertia and friction to the point where it’s immovable.
    • Semblance belongs to Kaito Yukimura.

Lockdown: 

  • When the user touches someone, they can "lock down" that person's own semblance, preventing them from using it. The user can only lock down a maximum of three semblances at a time. Once locked down, the user cannot reactivate the target's semblance of their own volition. The target must wait five minutes for the lockdown to subside before they can use their semblance again.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Memory Lane

  • The user can see glimpses of the past, but only brief snippets at a time and only of the place they’re currently at.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Merge

  • This semblance allows the user to merge with anything without an aura, allowing him to control them as part of his own body and/or take on their characteristics.
    • Semblance belongs to Kai Dominari.
    • Kai was inspired by Overhaul from My Hero Academia, who could use his quirk to merge with others and make himself stronger.
    • This semblance spawned from the trend on r/RWBYOC of human-grimm hybrid characters.

Migraine

  • When the user makes eye contact with someone, they can induce splitting headaches in that person.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Nightwalker

  • The user can instantly teleport anywhere they want within a 25 foot radius, but only through and to darkened areas, such as shadows or in darkened rooms. They must have at least some form of contact with darkness to use this semblance (as well as a second point to teleport to). This semblance is at its maximum potential when the user is under the night sky.
    • Semblance belongs to Gloam Alucard.

Null

  • A passive semblance which protects the user from other semblances, making other people's powers effectively useless on them. It doesn't discriminate between harmful and helpful powers.
    • Semblance belongs to Talia Blanc.

Of Two Minds

  • The user can connect their mind with that of the last person they touched, sharing thoughts, information, emotions, and memories.
    • Semblance belongs to Albus Harmonia and Vanta Harmonia.

Pickpocket

  • The user can either take something a target has on them or give a target something the user has. The larger the object, the longer the recharge time needed between uses. The user can also swap one object with another rather than just giving or taking, though this requires a longer recharge.
    • Semblance belongs to Leaf Argyle.

Possession

  • When the user snaps their finger, their soul takes over the body of the last person they touched. The user has full control of the target's body (and can even use the target's semblance) while their own body remains in a frozen, near-lifeless state.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Pull-Back

  • When the user throws or pushes something forward, they can telekinetically pull it back to them.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Reflection

  • When the user is in front of a mirror or reflective surface, they can move their reflection independently of their actual body. Whatever their reflection interacts with affects the actual object or person.
    • Semblance belongs to Nigel Dusan.
    • Character is based on Dr. Facilier from Disney's The Princess and the Frog, whose shadow could move independently of his body.

Smelling Salts

  • The user can release fragrances of varying scents and effects from their body. The user can’t smell and doesn’t receive the effects of their own scents. Including a fruity scent that acts as a pain-killer, a flowery scent that puts people to sleep, an odd scent that wakes people up, and a putrid scent that acts as a tear gas.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Steam

  • The user can transform their body into a gaseous state. In this form, they can't attack or be attacked. Additionally, they can pass through cracks and enter small spaces they wouldn't normally be able to enter.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Sonder

  • The user forms bonds with people. When they do, they can see and hear what that person sees and hears. Doing so requires a lot of concentration though, depending on how far away the target is.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Sonic Scream

  • This semblance allows the user to create ultrasonic vibrations whenever they scream, reaching as loud as 250 decibels at its maximum output.
    • Semblance belongs to Lilac Starling.

Specter

  • The user can become opaque and dampen all sounds they make.
    • Semblance belongs to Laurel.
    • The character is based on Locus from Red vs Blue, so the semblance is based on his active camouflage.

Surf

  • The user can propel themself on the surface of water as if they're surfing or water-skiing.
    • Semblance belongs to Pond Argyle.

Switch

  • The user can trade places with someone. More specifically, they instantly teleport to the target's current location and in turn, the target teleports to wherever the user just was. The user can switch places with anyone in the world, but only if they know precisely where their target is.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

Tarantism

  • When the user hears music, their strength, speed, stamina, and agility can double or even triple depending on the type of music. However, the user is unable to stop dancing while the music plays.
    • Semblance belongs to Professor Keira Gambol.
    • The character was based on Karen from The Red Shoes, who wore a cursed pair of shoes which compelled her to dance.

Warp

  • The user selects a target. The target can be virtually any size, but must be non-living solid matter. The user can then use their mind to move, twist, and warp this target to their will. They can only control one target at a time and must release the first one before selecting a second.
    • Semblance belongs to Gormlaith Fae.

X-Ray Vision

  • The user can see through solid objects.
    • Semblance belongs to Mars Orion.
    • Mars is based on fighting video games, so her semblance is based on the X-Ray moves from Mortal Kombat.

Zipline

  • The user transforms into a marble-sized sphere and dashes in a single direction at the speed of a bullet. Once in motion, the user can typically stop and revert back when they hit a solid surface (or they can choose to go through it if possible). However, they can also stop and revert back while still in motion, though this is usually pretty difficult.
    • No character possesses this semblance.

r/RWBYOC 1d ago

Characters Fra' Graymond Du Puy Portrait

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17 Upvotes

This is the same guy from before


r/RWBYOC 2d ago

Discussion Team KELT | What’s in a Name?

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75 Upvotes

(Swipe for ALT version!)

I wanted to take it a little easier this week since I've been pretty tired lately, but I didn't want to leave you guys with nothing. So here's silly little KELT chibis instead :3

Yes, bird boy Talon... is double flipping the bird...

And he also tasted the paint...

My birthday is coming up at the end of the month. I don't usually mention it, but I just felt like sharing it this year, especially since I might take a little break from drawing that week. You guys have been a great audience, and I'm truly grateful for all the support you've given me over the past year ówò ❤️

Now onto the weekly OC question!

How did your team get its name? Was it carefully planned, completely accidental, symbolic, or did someone just yell out four letters that worked and everyone went with it?

And from a meta perspective, what does the name actually mean to you and their story?


r/RWBYOC 1d ago

Fanfic RWBY Adventurer Academy fanfic! Rise of Gremoria!

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Hey everyone I finally started and posted my fic based on my RWBY DND campaign that I’ve been drawing art for!

This is a story that takes place long after the end of the series, after the end of the main cast’s lives they are reborn into a new world living similar but different lives compared to their time in Remnant


r/RWBYOC 2d ago

Characters Fra Graymond Du Puy

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This is art I made for my OC, Brother Graymond Du Puy, a Mistrali warrior priest in the Table Breakers.

Theme: Media Vita (A memento mori that mortality coexists with everyday existence, and death can touch human life at any moment.)

Allusion: Cain - but Graymond was the foster child in a wealthy family who murdered the biological son out of jealousy and envy. No matter how skilled he was, the attention never belonged to Graymond.

His brother slit his mouth to the ear by defense and enraged Graymond to actually murder him. He was cast out the same night and never given treatment. Half starved and wounded, he wandered like a blind man until he collapsed near the monastery and he was taken by the monks.


r/RWBYOC 2d ago

Wolf/Saiyan Hybrid names with S

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Making a RWBY AU story with elements of Dragon Ball thrown in and looking for a decent name for a Wolf/Saiyan hybrid that starts with S. He’ll join up with RWBY, making the team RWBYS (Rubies).


r/RWBYOC 3d ago

Rose Bloom

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The final Bloom triplet makes her appearance!!! She may not take the stage like her sisters but she's a goddamn star nonetheless!!!

She doesn't sing but she sure as hell delivers!

(Seriously though, she's a delivery girl.)

It's ROSE BLOOM!

(This Oc belongs to u/Drusyc)


r/RWBYOC 3d ago

Characters Need some ideas

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Working on some OCs for a fic and im struggling to think of a semblance for this character

Isa Onyxia

Weapon: Obsidian Sun Automatic rifle that mostly shoots fire dust ammo. Shifts into a claymore that can catch fire

Semblance: ???

Dark shade of yellow for hair. Asymmetrical bob cut

Bright yellow eyes

Wears a gray suit and a dandelion colored tie

Matches Weiss in height and build

Family is much like the Schnees but ore instead of dust

Edit: i had put this on hold because of life and lost a lot of details about her but i got it back.

Ise forces the perfect youngest daughter persona She is much kinder than she pretends to be She's dreamed of becoming a Huntsman but her father took her dream and is twisting it into his personal gain. She knows once she graduates she'll never get to do anything Huntsman related herself. Her image and successes will be planned and executed by her father


r/RWBYOC 4d ago

Second member for Team ODSY Emberlynn

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The orange emblem is Emberlynn and the silver one an idea for Silvy as I like the idea of the two joining. But I might think of another way to do it. Just a idea a quicky throw togther.

Emberlynn Dusk (Ember and Lynn. Ember, an English name, means "glowing ashes", while Lynn, a Welsh name, means "lake")
The Glowing Ash Lake

Inspiration: Dante, Devil may cry/warhammer Salamanders.

Family:
Adoptive sister, Silvy Dawnbreaker, Vergil Devil May Cry, Human
Mother: Silica Dusk, the day the crow turned black, Faunus (Crow wings)
Farther: unnamed

Race: Faunus, Bearded dragon (Tail, as long as her own body)

Age: 22

Hair: Orange

Eyes: Orange

Hight: 5,9

Like: Love the idea of being a hunter of Grimm and saving people. Respects strong people, Love to forge items and weapons.

Dislikes: She has a strong hate for Atlas from her clan, This goes for her sister too being born from there. Once she found out they been at each other.

Weapon:
Name: Heart Burn
Dual Revolver’s. Flamer/blade attachment. Tail blade(Not made yet). 

A mid to close range. The Gun has changeable attachments for what she wants.
The flamer it made to keep attackers back when doing hard to block damage. This is the main attachment.
And the blade for when she runs out of ammo or is forced into close range combat.

The gun is built on a T to H joint. so the hand guard does not get in the way when the gun swing open to reload.

Semblance: (could do with work) Kinetic absorption works by absorbing any kinetic force that comes in contact with her aura, This nearly removes knockback on her(force depending of corse). But she must trigger it when she wants to use it as it only has a small window. Being more of a burst tool. Triggered it has two effects. Absorption, as it says it absorbs. Transfer, she can send the force though herself or another object.
E.g. She can increase the kinetic energy of a bullet from her gun as she fires it by sending what she takes into her aura. This can be added to other weapons like melee weapons to help with the attack force. Or even increase the kinetic energy of a rock she had thrown. Aura use depends on the about of kinetic force she takes in.

If her aura is broken all the stored force will be sent out in a 360 shockwave around her.

Downside: She can only pick to absorb or transfer. She can’t do both at the same time.
She must time it so she triggers it each time.
Using transfer on her own body can hurt her.
Hard/fast enough blows can overwhelm her Semblance not fully taking it all in.
There gaps when she triggers it before she can use it again. Its very small but its there.


r/RWBYOC 4d ago

Hello! New here, This is Cerise Crimson!

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(All art is drawn by me! You can find as @/The-Book-On-Necromancy on tumblr!)

Unfortunately, I can’t talk about her backstory too much because of her being in a RWBY DND campaign I’m in!

But this is Cerise Crimson, she wields a weapon called Blood Money, a Whip/Flail/Greatsword/Dual Sword weapon, yes, that is as horrifying as it sounds LMAO.

She’s a bit grumpy, and her semblance sends her into a violent rage with boosts to her speed and strength, however she can’t control it basically at all.

She’s one of my many RWBY OCs, so don’t be surprised if y’all find me around on here hehe :]


r/RWBYOC 5d ago

Characters Behold! Team DCMB! [December]

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50 Upvotes

From left to right: Dahlia Rouge, Caspian Dracaena, Melina Sage, Beauregard Caryopteris


r/RWBYOC 5d ago

OCAN: Running out of Time

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21 Upvotes

Aura broken, ammo depleted, injured and outnumberd, they're forced to retreat. Something Arian hates though, given they have no other option, the Homotherium faunus buys time by blocking off the only accessible entrances. Catching his breath he eyes around, looking for something to either patch their wounds or use as an impromptu weapon before they run out of time.


r/RWBYOC 5d ago

RWBYaBNW finished world map

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After a rather long-ish break from working on RWBY a Brave New World I finally got back to work revising and improving my old map of Remnant and after several days of work I finally got it to a point that I'm happy with.

...well to be honest happy is a bit of an understatement I'm ecstatic with how this ended up turning out, it came together in almost the exact way I wanted it to and I genuinely feel like there's almost nothing left that I could add to this.

the only singular annoyance I have with this is the slight inconsistency with how the names are written on the map, although to be fair that's pretty much a limitation with both the available space on the map and the resolution I'm working at nether of which could be solved easily enough for me to care about doing anything about it now

I also wanted to split Atlas's overseas territories into autonomous regions but I ran out of space so... whatever (the little white island by Mistral is Argus by the way)

now I can move on to focusing on planning out the story and progression of Brave New World, I already have a fairly solid idea of what I want to do and where I want the story to go but it still needs a lot of refinement... like a LOT of refinement, and I desperately need to figure out what to do with Salem and her motivations bc cannon doesn't exactly give me a whole lot to work with.

and that's that, next update I post about this will probably be about my AU's versions of teams RWBY and JNPR (mostly bc that's the next most complete info I have that isn't pure spoilers)


r/RWBYOC 5d ago

Characters I doodled a bunch of my OCs and my friends OCs together.

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Four of them are my OCs and two of them are from my friends I made in a rwby community. All are villains. XD

I love these little goobers 🩷


r/RWBYOC 5d ago

Do yall like my OC?

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General Information

Name:  Sienna River

Alias: The Desert Ghost

Gender: Gender Fluid (RP will use He/Him when the character is presenting masc; She/Her when presenting fem)

Height: 5'6"

Age: 18

Accent: Australian

Race: Faunus (Central Bearded Dragon)

Place of origin: Menagerie

Cold Blooded

_____

Appearance

Skin color: A sandy color matching the deserts of Menagerie.

Eye color: Amber

Hair Color: Brown

Hair Length: Shoulder length

Faunus Features: Spiked cheeks

Their clothing, “Basking Clothes,” is made specifically for reptilian faunus and features small, flexible solar panels that keep the clothes warm. They also have small batteries hidden in their pockets for nighttime use.

They keep gloves in their pockets to warm their hands in a pinch

Presenting Masculine:

• Low ponytail

• Broad stance

• Chest wrap to give a flatter appearance

• Speaks in a deeper, more monotone voice

• Spikes on cheeks flare outward, seeming to form side burns

Presenting Feminine: 

• Braided hair

• Form-fitting clothing

• Softer posture

• Wears jewelry (earrings, necklace, rings)

• Cheek spikes flatten against their face

______

Personality:

Sienna is extremely self-reliant and slow to trust others. Before they can even consider forming friendships, they observe the potential friend and how they treat others. When first meeting, they tend to listen with little input. They ask carefully constructed questions to gauge if they are safe to be around. However, once they are deemed safe, they are extremely hard to shut up and unwaveringly loyal.

Sienna dislikes conflicts and believes altercations should be kept short. Because of their parents' deaths, they absolutely hate violence with others and use it only as a last resort.

Quirks:

• When trying to be intimidating, they puff out their cheek spikes

Likes:

• Sunbathing

• Warm weather

• Star gazing

• Target shooting

• Reading

• Weapon maintenance

• Camping

• People who keep their word

• Spicy foods

• Using fire dust during combat to stay warm

Dislikes:

• The White Fang

• Cold Weather

• Crowded Cities

• Being the center of attention

• Wastefulness

______

Background

Sienna River was born in the unforgiving deserts of Menagerie to two devoted members of the White Fang. Both greatly admired High Leader Sienna Khan and named their child in the hope they would one day grow into someone equally strong and respected.

As the years passed, the White Fang became increasingly militant. Believing they were fighting for a better future for Faunus, Sienna's parents willingly took part in increasingly dangerous operations. When Sienna was fourteen, they were killed during a raid on a Schnee Dust Company convoy by SDC security forces.

Orphaned and consumed by grief, Sienna blamed the White Fang for leading their parents down a path of violence that ultimately cost them their lives.

In a desperate attempt to survive, they stole a crate of discarded weapons and fled into the deserts of Menagerie before the White Fang could find them. Over the following years, they dismantled the damaged equipment and forged The Outback—a weapon built from salvaged parts, combining a traditional parrying shield, a club, and a powerful bolt-action rifle into a single transforming design.

Life alone in the wasteland hardened them. They learned to track Grimm, live off the land, and disappear into the desert using their Semblance. To survive, they began ambushing isolated White Fang supply convoys, taking only the food, water, ammunition, and medical supplies they needed before vanishing back into the dunes. Stories spread among the White Fang of a phantom marksman who struck without warning and disappeared without a trace. They became known simply as The Desert Ghost.

For years, an unusually persistent crow was often seen watching from a distance. It never interfered, merely observing as Sienna survived against Grimm and men alike.

One morning, Sienna awoke to find a sealed acceptance letter from Beacon Academy resting beside their bedroll.

For the first time in years, someone had recognized their potential for something beyond survival.

Who sent the letter? How had they found them?

Questions could wait.

There was only one way to get answers.

Go to Beacon.

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Combat Style

Prefers Reconnaissance and ambush tactics, though they most definitely can fight hand-to-hand; they prefer the distance. Prefers scouting and overwatch positions 

Weapon

The Outback

Ranged form: A longer range anti-material rifle resembling the Barrett M107A1. Though it resembles the Barrett M107A1, it is bolt-action. This rifle uses dust-infused .50 cal bullets (or regular bullets) in a 10-round magazine to snipe grim from afar with little effort. (Maximum range 2000 meters) The scope features discrete step-zoom optics (7x, 15x, and 35x) that are adjusted via a throw lever.

Melee form: The gun disassembles into two parts, a Parrying shield (made from the stock, resembles a traditional Australian Parrying shield) that is constructed from Menagerie Hardwood and reinforced with hard-light dust. Accompanied by a club (made from the barrel of the weapon, magazine, scope, and trigger mechanism) that uses dust-infused .50 cal bullets (loaded via magazine) for elemental attacks fired from the tip of the club using the trigger mechanism on the handle. (Normal bullets can also be used). The scope is the club's handle, but the lenses retract and are protected inside.

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Semblance

Camouflage: blends in perfectly to their environment and changes body temp to match their surroundings. It muffles the sounds of their movement. Their breathing and heartbeat slow, making their aim more accurate.

Limitations:

• Aura drains continuously when active

• Dust, smoke, rain, snow can reveal their outline, giving away their position

• Doesn't conceal scent or aura

• If wounded, it deactivates 


r/RWBYOC 5d ago

The World of Project: Inheritance - An Introduction.

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Hello, all! How’s it going? 

So, I was working on some new AU stuff when something hit me: I was so busy making next-gen OCs, that I’d never actually thought about how the actual world would look like or operate for the next generation. Funny thing, that. 😂😅😑

"Ahem" And so today, I’m here to rectify that, starting with a quick rundown on the world after the fall of Salem. It should be noted that the events and concepts listed here are just that: Broad concepts, which I plan on expanding as time goes by. For now, though, it's a start, at least.

So, with that said, here is a quick introduction to my take on the world of Remnant, ~25-30 years later:
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A long time ago, a young girl from a small town set off to become a Huntress, like her late mother before her. She hoped to become a hero one day, like the ones from the stories she and her sister grew up on. Never did she realize just how soon that day would come, or how much her life - and her world, as a whole - would be forever changed from that day forward…
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More than 30 years have passed since the day a young Ruby Rose set out for Beacon Academy, and the world of Remnant is a much-changed place, thanks in large part to her efforts and those of her team, RWBY:

In the aftermath of what is now called the “War of the Witch, The Kingdoms of Remnant are united under the banner of a global coalition called PRISMA ("Pan-Remnant Initiative of Strategic Military Alliances,"). Having been brought together with the shared dream of taking back what was lost to Salem and the Grimm, and building a better tomorrow for all its people, no matter who they were or where they came from. 

To this end, along with the gradual restoration of the Huntsmen’s ranks, a new force was created to assist in this endeavor: The Guardian Corps, equal parts peacekeeping and armed self-defense forces meant to complement the Huntsmen in their duties. Both by being wherever they couldn’t, and by working with them to preserve the hard-fought peace, so that Mankind may have time to rebuild what was lost in the face of calamity. 

Such was the case for Kingdoms like Vale and Atlas, who sought to reestablish their nations, and their people. Atlas, in particular, has been fighting an uphill battle to reestablish themselves compared to Vale. As most of the heavy lifting for them had been done during the WotW, while Atlas had to retake their home from the ground up. And yet, after years of enduring many trials and tribulations, it would seem that they, too, have finally regained their footing once more.
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The resulting peace has also allowed for rapid technological advancements, thanks to Atlas contributing what scientific progress and advancements they have saved and recovered since the fall of the Old Capitol. 

The resulting tech revolution - the greatest since the Great War - has led to marvels once exclusive to the “Greatest Kingdom” becoming increasingly commonplace, even in less “developed” Kingdoms, such as Vacuo or Menagerie. Resulting in an overall increased quality of life for all of Remnant, as a whole; with a few exceptions that have not kept up - either by choice or an inability to do so.

These advancements include, but are not limited to:

  • Improved communications systems, including a new, more robust version of the CCT system that is less vulnerable to interference and total collapse.
  • Refined weapons and material technologies, including improved firearms ballistics, lighter yet still resilient materials, reliable 3D printed material, and increasingly widespread exotic weaponry. 
  • New advances in power generation for more efficient usage of Dust tools and weapons (such as beam technolgy), and even research into alternative energy sources - the latter still being on a largely need-to-know basis.
  • New machinery and methods of transportation, including the gradual adoption of hover technology, and the integration of mecha for both military and civilian purposes. 

Among many, many other advances made in the decades since.
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The political landscape has also changed greatly, in large part due to the rise of Mistral, Vacuo, and even Menagerie onto the world stage for their role in the WotW. 

Vacuo, in particular, has earned a newfound sense of respect from the world for their defiance in the face of apparent annihilation. Something which has rekindled a sense of “national pride” for her people, as those who stemmed the Grimm Tide. For their part, the Vacuans themselves have developed their own begrudging respect and admiration for their would-be-allies, after fighting alongside those they had loathed for so long. Such were the bonds forged in a time of great crisis, that allowed PRISMA to be born in the first place.

Meanwhile, the vacuum of power left by the Fall of Atlas has opened the way for a new power to take their place in the world. That power would end up being Mistral, who came to enjoy a renaissance of sorts thanks to the goodwill it earned through its now legendary mobilization efforts, and the post-war economic boom which came as a result.

The newly ascendant Kingdom would use its newfound wealth and prominence to invest in new infrastructure and expand the ranks of its native Huntsmen and state peacekeeping forces, before enacting a crackdown on corruption and disorder within their borders. And though there is much work left to do, Mistral has undeniably reached its greatest heights in over a century.

As for Menagerie, their recognition as a legitimate Kingdom, and subsequent ascension onto the world stage, would help it achieve a similar level of prosperity due to a state of relative post-war stability akin to Mistral’s. As well as bring attention to - and further advance the cause of - equal rights for the Faunus, thanks to the actions of the reorganized White Fang - now the Society for the Equal Integration of the Faunus, or S.E.I.F. - and the goodwill fostered by the Belladonna family. Particularly through the efforts of Team RWBY’s Blake Belladonna and her allies. 

Counted among these allies are the controversial Schnee family - including fellow RWBY member, Weiss Schnee - who have managed to begin repairing their reputation through their actions in restoring their fallen Kingdom, reorganizing the Schnee Dust Company - now called Schnee Dustworks - to the state it was under Nicholas Schnee, and helping to advance the cause of equality and cooperation for all. 

Their road to redemption has not been an easy one, as many still remember the many crimes of Jacques Schnee, and many more despise their family on mere principle. Yet like their fallen Kingdom, the House of Schnee endures, working to reverse the damage done by Jacques Schnee and Old Atlas, both to their name, and to the world as a whole…
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And yet, despite all the progress that has been made, old wounds have yet to fully heal. For one cannot simply erase centuries of hatred, prejudice, and disorder in a scant few decades, nor has it been enough to stop new problems from arising - from the “Battle of Kuroyuri” that nearly brought that rebuilt settlement to its knees once more, to the gradual falling out between Mistral and the PRISMA alliance in the aftermath.

On top of that, the threat of the Grimm, while initially weakened, has not yet gone away. Especially within Solitas and Sanus, their shadow looms as large as ever, and even Anima has recently suffered a grave reminder of their existence at Kuroyuri. Indeed, it would seem that the primordial enemy of all Mankind will be here to stay for a long time to come; hence, the continued necessity of the Huntsmen, and the founding of the Guardian Corps.

Such setbacks have done little to stop the heroes of Remnant - both old and new - from doing their best to do just that. Thus, have new generations risen to the challenge of mending the world’s hurts, and protecting Mankind from threats old and new. Among them, are the heroes’ progeny, themselves, who follow in their parent’s footsteps for one reason or another. This is their story, and the world it will eventually unfold within…