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🖋 + Olwen? 👀

👀 ofc!! sorry that this was late I haven’t been feeling well!! ;~;

- Olwen doesn’t need her swords to be seen as a threat. Her body itself is considered to be a dangerous weapon.

- She has a long lost older brother, who’s 8 years older than her. While Olwen grew up in Mistral, her brother grew up in Vacuo. Her grandfather thought it’d be best to keep the two of them apart... for their protection. Olwen finds out about her brother years later from her grandfather.

- Aklaq came up with the name Olwen, based off of the small white paw mark on her right paw pad.

- During V2’s dance arc, Olwen goes to the dance with Blake instead of Sun (they’re only going as friends though). She was originally going to ask Emerald to be her date, but to Olwen it seemed like she already was going with someone else.

- Olwen prefers boxer briefs, she finds them comfy & easy to wear.

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Quick Little OC Update.

So I’ve decided that every time I make a change to one of my OCS, Imma make a post tagged, “oc update.”

I’ve made a bit of a change to one of my RWBY OCS names Olwen. I’ve changed it so that she’s now a faunus that’s half polar bear and half wolverine. Her faunus traits still remain the same, except now she has an albino wolverine tail and a keen sense of smell.

If you want to read what I have for her already, you can find a bio here!

#olwen kunik #rwby ocs #rwby #oc update #been really trying to get this fic out #and olwen has evolved over the course of me working on the chaps and planning stuff #I'll try to get that first chap out soon!

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So, I’ve recently changed something about one of my ocs from DMNO. I’ll update her bio later, but Olwen is now Bigender, with the two gender identities that she identifies with are female & non-binary.

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Douglas: Ouch, that hurt my Douglas’ apple.

Olwen: ... for the last god damn time Doug, it’s not named after each individual man!

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So, I’ve changed the colour scheme/designs of two of Olwen’s swords (Qailertetang {Qail} and Sedna specifically} and I wanted share it with y’all right now! I wanted to have Olwen’s swords be more cohesive with each other, to match with Tekkeitsertok {Tekk} more, while also being different from each other. I’ll edit Olwen’s bio with this new information at some point!!

Qail’s blade has the central ridge curved inwards and the fuller is etched in like the razor-sharp teeth of a wild animal. Sedna’s blade is more refined and the fuller is etched in like the waves of the ocean. Both blades are metallic silver.

Both swords have the same gold chappe/cross-guard, with both ends curved slightly downwards. Both have black grips, as well as diamond-shaped pommels that are crystal blue. 

Both of the blade’s scabbards are frost white, the locket and chape of both are gold. Qail’s scabbard has several claw marks etched in, while Sedna’s scabbard has the spiral of a narwhal’s horn wrapped around it.

That’s all that I wanted to share for now!!

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Since characters in Rwby often allude to fairytales and such (little red riding, snow white, etc.) do your Ocs have any inspiration like that?

Hey!! I’m going to be honest and say that I don’t really have any OC’s with fairy tale inspirations, I just take inspiration from all sorts of sources that I’m fond of or from sources that I find to be interesting. I’m a bit worried saying that, as I’m worried that my OC’s suddenly wouldn’t be considered, “good”, anymore.

However, for some of Olwen’s backstory I took inspiration from an Inuit tale called, “The Woman and her Bear.” Olwen’s last name, “Kunik”, is based after the bear cub of the same name from the story. If anyone wants to give it a read, you can find a link to the story here!!

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Here’s a list of all of the nicknames that Olwen uses for some of the canon RWBY characters. As a side note, I will also be including whether or not the nickname{s} are used as a term of endearment or as a form of contempt. More will be underneath the cut!!

Ruby Rose: Red {endearment}. 

Weiss Schnee: Ice Imp or Imp {contempt}. After Weiss makes up for her past treatment of Olwen and they become friends, she starts referring to her as Schnee. 

Blake Belladonna: Belladonna or Teacup {endearment}.

Yang Xiao Long: Goldilocks or Sunshine {endearment}. 

Jaune Arc: Rookie {contempt}, she’ll always refer to him as being an, “amateur”, saying that the gap between them in terms of strength will always be huge. She also doesn’t respect him for faking his way into Beacon, instead of working hard to get into an Academy like she did.

Nora Valkyrie: Short-Stack {endearment}.

Pyrrha Nikos: Nikos {endearment}.

Lie Ren: Ren {endearment}.

Penny Polendina: Polendina or Freckles {endearment}. 

Sun Wukong: Bozo {contempt}. Olwen really didn’t like Sun at all in the beginning. Eventually after clashing a bit on Menagerie, she eventually calls him Goofball as a term of endearment. 

Neptune Vasilias: Try-Hard {slight contempt} because she saw that he tried way too hard to be, “cool”, which she found to be annoying. Eventually calls him Brainiac instead, after finding out that he’s actually kind of a nerd {part endearment, part contempt}. 

Velvet Scarlatina: Velvs or Shutterbug {endearment}. 

Ilia Amitola: Amitola or Rainbows {endearment}.

Emerald Sustrai: Em, Emmie {endearment}. When they begin their, “friends with benefits” relationship, she calls her Babe or Hon. After she betrays her at the Fall of Beacon, Olwen refers to her as a Treacherous Snake. When Emerald starts to work with RWBY & the others, Olwen refers to her as Sustrai and also brings back Em & Emmie. When they give a romantic relationship a shot, she calls her Gemstone, while also bringing back Babe & Hon. 

Mercury Black: Smug Git or Jackass {contempt}. 

Cinder Fall: She’ll often refer to her as a heartless bitch... after all of the pain that she’s caused not just her, but to Emerald and everyone else that she cares about... without a hint of remorse. 

Neopolitan: Half-Pint {contempt}. 

That’s all that I have for now, I might make a part 2 to this post if I think of anymore nicknames. Also here’s two bonus facts, just because I felt like it.

The first is that to anyone that she refers to by their last name, it means that she respects them quite a bit.

The second is that she typically refers to those that she barely knows/are opposing her as, “Bub”. 

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olwen vs yang!!

Hmm, I would say that Olwen would win the fight.

In terms of where both characters were at in Vol. 1-3, I feel as if Olwen would have some more advantages over Yang. Olwen would at least have a bit more combat experience, compared to her, as she’s been trained in combat, ever since she was a young child. 

Olwen is also capable of tanking hits and is incredibly durable, being able to take quite the punishment and still stand afterwards. Also, there’s the one part of her semblance that grants the user with a strength boost after coming into contact with thermal energy. So, Yang wouldn’t be able to fire any shots at her, unless if she wanted to give Olwen an unnecessary boost. 

The fight wouldn’t be incredibly one-side though. Yang is one of the only few people that would give Olwen a run for her money. I just think that she wouldn’t have as many advantages against her. 

As for who would win in a fight if this was taking place during Vol. 4 & onward... I’m unsure. However, if they did fight again, it’d be quite catastrophic. 

Give me two characters in my inbox!!

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Team DMNO Bios: Olwen Kunik.

So after who knows how long, it’s finally time for me to talk about the final member of Team DMNO. My sword-wielding, tough but soft daughter, Olwen Kunik! As always if there are any errors, I will go back and fix them eventually. 

Previous DMNO Bios:

Douglas Craig.

Melanie Hertz.

Norbert Beaumont.

I’m going to preface this bio with a warning. When talking about Olwen’s backstory, things are going to be mentions of death and blood. If any of this makes you uncomfortable, then please don’t keep reading I will completely understand. If you’d like to keep reading, then just be aware of what will be brought up. With that being said, more will be underneath the cut.

Full Name: Olwen Nanulak Kunik.

Alias: The Subzero Slasher, The Hunter {an alias given to her because of her excellent tracking/hunting skills}, The Monster Duo {an alias that she shares with Melanie, that was given to them by the Atlas Academy student body, she doesn’t like this one very much}.

Nickname{s}: Ollie {only used by her teammates because they’re the only ones who can call her that}, Wen {only used by Douglas}, Buniq {what her mother Aklaq used to call her, it means, “Sweet Daughter”, in Inuit}, Frosty {used only by Melanie}, Wonder Dolt {only used by Emerald}, Big Lug {only used by Emerald}, Friend Olwen {only used by Penny}, Bro {only used by Douglas or Sun, at first she’s only okay with Douglas calling her that

Age: 18 {Vol. 1-3}.

Gender: Bigender {identifies as female & non-binary}.

Race: Polar Bear Faunus, her trait is that she has the paws & forearms of a polar bear. Key differences are that she can retract her claws {unlike actual polar bears} and she has posable thumbs.

D.O.B/Star Sign: February 9th/Aquarius 

Romantic/Sexual Orientation: Lesbian.

Handedness: Ambidextrous, but prefers using her right paw most often. 

Complexion: Light Brown.

Height: 6’2 {188cm}.

Weight: 200lbs {91kg}.

Cup Size: B-Cup.

Body Type: Inverted triangle body shape, athletic build, muscular, wide-shouldered, thick legs, toned abs, six-pack, big feet {shoe size is a woman’s 12}.

Hairstyle{s}: 

Choppy layered shaggy/slightly fluffy bob, with a spiky back curved upwards {Youth}.

Short & spiky/slightly fluffy undercut, her bangs are facing upwards {Vol. 1-3}.

Hair Colour{s}: Polar White, with black roots.

Eye Colour{s}: She has heterochromia. Her left eye is steel grey and her right eye is icy blue.

Aura Colour: Frost White.

Emblem: A growling polar bear head, with two swords crossed and another sword in its mouth. The blades behind the head are facing downwards and the blade in her mouth is facing the right. The entire emblem is frost white, with a black outline.

Weapon{s}: Tekkeitsertok {Tekk}, Qailertetang {Qail} and Sedna.

The first of her swords Tekkeitsertok {Tekk} is a katana/pana {snow knife} mix. She’ll usually keep it in her mouth when performing three blade techniques, but it’s also the primary sword that she uses when performing one blade techniques.

The blade’s shape is a mixture of a katana and a pana, which is metallic silver with a gunome {zigzag} hamon pattern. The hamon is made from the bones of a caribou. It has a circular tsuba {guard} that’s metallic gold. The handle is also made of caribou bone and is wrapped in a frost white samegawa {wrap} that leaves a diamond-shape menuki pattern. The kashira {buttcap} is also gold. The blade’s saya {scabbard} is also frost white, with a metallic gold kojiri {scabbard tip}. This sword in particular is Olwen’s prized possession, as the blade’s metal came from Aklaq’s weapon. It was melted down and then forged into Olwen’s new sword.

The second of her swords is Qailertetang {Qail} is a falchion/pana mix. She’ll usually hold it in her left hand when performing three blade & two blade techniques.

The blade’s shape is a mixture of a falchion & a pana, with the central ridge curved inwards and is metallic black. The fuller is etched in with crimson red and is patterned like the sharp teeth of an animal. The chappe {rain-guard}, cross-guard & the pommel is metallic gold. The grip is black. The scabbard is black, with crimson red claw marks etched in. The locket & the chape of the scabbard is metallic gold.

The third and final sword in her possession is Sedna, which is also a falchion/pana mix. She’ll usually hold it in her right hand when performing three blade & two blade techniques.

The blade’s shape is a mixture of a falchion & a pana, with the central ridge left as is and is metallic white. The fuller is etched in with arctic blue and is patterned like the waves of an ocean. The cross-guard is curved upward on the left & curved downward on the right. The chappe, cross-guard & the pommel is metallic silver. The grip is black. The scabbard is arctic blue, with a frost white spiral pattern {almost like a narwhal’s horn}. The locket & the chape of the scabbard is metallic silver.

In all three of the swords, dust crystals can be inserted into the bottom of the grips/handles. However, Olwen doesn’t really use this function very much.

Types of Dust Used: Olwen primarily uses Ice Dust during combat, by injecting it into her body using a dust injector. She’ll use other types if the situation calls for it.

Other Equipment:

Dust Injector {metallic silver & black, it allows Olwen to inject dust safely into her body and utilize the elemental power of whichever dust type is being used, it’s described as a more, “streamline way”, of fusing dust with one’s body, the effects only last for about 30-40mins and has to wait for about an hour before injecting again… otherwise it will cause harmful side effects, Olwen had to special request this item from Ironwood & the Atlesian Military}.

Expandable Cable Bungee Leather Sword Belt {dark brown, with a silver Ursa skull belt buckle, the buckle can be launched and act as a grappling hook clinging onto surfaces, Olwen uses the belt to climb up walls or cliffs and as a way to pull herself forward or pull enemies closer during combat, on the right side of the belt is where her swords are attached to}.

Pouch {mahogany brown. It’s where Olwen keeps her dust crystals & her dust injector. It’s attached to the left side of her belt}.

Fighting Style: Olwen primarily fights using three blade style techniques, as well being proficient in two blade & one blade style techniques. Even while holding her blades, she’ll still incorporate punches and use them to either cause damage or to knock opponents back. With their semblance in active mode, they’ll use their swords or arms as conduits, either to add extra edge to their attacks or to stun opponents by heating/freezing their desired conduits. They also incorporate ice dust into their fighting style, due to the dust injections. She can launch icy aura-based attacks from her swords or hands, make small ice walls for defensive purposes, etc…

Semblance: Temperature Control – A semblance that allows the user to orient the semblance in three different ways: passively, actively & empowerment. Passive mode allows the user to keep things {including herself} in her immediate area/within 5 meters at an ambient temperature. Active mode allows the user to heat up or cool down her surroundings/things {as well as an inherent resistance to the effect her semblance has as a result} to the degree & speed of her choosing. Finally, Empowerment mode allows the user to become stronger, a little bit faster, durable, etc… when they come into contact of thermal energy. When she’s stored enough thermal energy, her body looks as if she is steaming and her skin turns slightly pink and shiny. She heats things up with her left hand and cools things down with her right.

Other Skills, Talents, etc…

Expert tracking skills.

Expert survival skills.

Excellent hunting skills.

Excellent sense of smell {she could smell what RWBY & JNPR all had for dinner from 3 nights ago}.

Excellent swordsmanship.

Incredible physical/jaw strength.

Excellent chef.

Current Affiliation: Atlas Academy.

Previous Affiliation: Sanctum Academy.

Place of Origin: Mistral, in a small village called Biyamamura, located around Mistral’s mountainous/forest region.

Current Occupation{s}: Student, Huntress-in-training.

Team/Status: DMNO. Currently active, but will become inactive soon after the Fall of Beacon. Won’t be active again for quite some time.

Team Members: Douglas Craig, Melanie Hertz, Norbert Beaumont & herself.

Partner: Melanie Hertz.

Team Role: Ranged/Melee Tank.

Status: Alive.

Mental Health Issues: Dysthymia {persistent depressive disorder}, also deals with anger management problem brought on by her depression. They take medication for their PDD, they also have coping strategies to help calm her down. They channel their anger most often at the gym or by training.

Positive Qualities: Independent, resourceful, adaptable, witty, observant, loyal, calm & collected {most of the time}, disciplined.

Neutral Qualities: Determined, tough, quiet {isn’t as chatty as some of her other teammates}, sarcastic, stubborn, emotional {negative feelings like sadness are usually kept in private}.

Negative Qualities: Gluttonous {in terms of food & pain}, aggressive {kept under control, but after the Fall of Beacon, she has a bit of a problem dealing with her anger again}, cold & distant {only when she’s really upset with you}, slightly irritable {more annoyed than angry}, careless {when it comes to her own well-being}.

Likes:

Cooking/eating food.

Training/sparring/working out.

Tattoos/piercings.

Fishing {both for relaxing & for sport}.

Swimming.

Sleeping/napping.

Learning about swords/sword making.

Being among the animals in the forest.

Dislikes:

Brussels Sprouts.

Diet Cola.

Being disturbed while she’s trying to sleep/nap.

Hot weather {even with her semblance, she still doesn’t like being outside in warmer weather}.

Cigarette smoke {she finds the scent disgusting}.

People who abandon the ones that they love {she has abandonment issues, while not as bad it still lingers}.

People who cheat {she believes for working hard for your achievements, instead of taking the lazy or easy way out}.

Long shirt sleeves {her arm fur act as built in sleeves and she hates the feeling of sleeves going over her arms}.

Favourite…?

Food: Salmon/all other types of fish & pork/all other types of meat.

Drink: Water, sports drinks & cola.

Season/Weather: Winter/cold & cloudy or cold & slightly sunny.

Colour: Arctic blue & bone white.

Animal: Timber wolves, snowy owls, orcas & seals.

Movie Genre: Horror {favourite sub-genre is slashers}/thriller.

Music Genre: Punk/heavy metal.

Relationships:

Nanouk Haggard:

Relationship: Grandfather Figure, she called him, “Gramps”, they have a deeper connection that Olwen doesn’t realize yet, good.

Status: Alive.

Aklaq Kunik:

Relationship: Adoptive Mother, who she considers to be her real mother, good.

Status: Deceased.

Neva Kunik:

Relationship: Adoptive Aunt, older twin sister of Aklaq, good for the most part.

Status: Alive.

Wulfnod Albero:

Relationship: Honorary Uncle, was Olwen’s caretaker after Aklaq’s passing, good.

Status: Alive.

Douglas Craig:

Relationship: Closest Friend, teammate, good.

Status: Alive.

Melanie Hertz:

Relationship: Close Friend, partner, friendly rival, good overall, but sometimes she has to reel Melanie in when she gets, “too intense”.

Status: Alive.

Norbert Beaumont:

Relationship: Close Friend, teammate, good.

Status: Alive.

Team RWBY:

Relationship: Friends, good overall, gets along with Blake the best, gets along with Weiss the least.

Status: Alive.

Team JNPR:

Relationship: Friends, except Jaune who she actively dislikes, gets along with Pyrrha the best.

Status: Alive {Pyrrha’s alive in this AU}.

Penny Polendina:

Relationship: Good Friends, good.

Status: Alive, then deceased, then rebuilt and brought back to life.

Ilia Amitola: 

Relationship: Enemies {at first}, eventually become close friends, don’t meet until Vol. 4.

Status: Alive.

Sun Wukong:

Relationship: Acquaintances at Best {at first}, doesn’t really like him that much, after some time in Menagerie they do eventually become friends.

Status: Alive.

Emerald Sustrai:

Relationship: Started out as friends, then moved into a purely physical relationship, broke things off during the Vytal Festival, their relationship became strained after the events during the Fall of Beacon, they’ll eventually reconnect & work on their relationship.

Status: Alive.

Early Life {Backstory/spoiler free because I want to reveal more at a later time}:

Olwen was born in an unknown location, in the continent of Solitas.

Some time after her birth, Olwen was adopted by a woman named Aklaq Kunik. and was renamed Olwen Nanulak Kunik. The name Olwen came from the fact that she had a birthmark resembling a white paw print on her right paw pad.

From then onward, Olwen was raised in the Kingdom of Mistral, nearby a small village in the mountainous/forest region known as Biyamamura. She lived in a small cabin that Aklaq and her old teammates from Team FAWN built together.

Olwen never really had any friends growing up, at school she was the only Faunus child in a primarily human classroom. Her classmates would often bully her and call her a, “monster”, because of her arms and to all of them she looked scary. All Olwen wanted was to make some friends… but nobody wanted her around. She mostly either spent time with Aklaq or with the animals in the nearby forest.

One day her classmates pulled a prank on her, which went horribly wrong and attracted a Beowolf to the area. Olwen was attacked and if it wasn’t for a passing Huntsman finding her, she probably would’ve bled out and died. Since the school didn’t want to take any sort of responsibility for the incident, Aklaq decided to home-school her daughter from then onward.

Aklaq taught her a lot of things, such as respecting nature, survival skills, how to hunt, how to fish and most importantly how to fight. Aklaq taught her hand-to-hand combat and swordsmanship.

Eventually, Aklaq told Olwen that she was adopted and while she still considered Aklaq to be her, “real mom”, she’s always been curious about her biological parents. Whenever she’d ask Aklaq about them, she was always met with incredibly vague information. What she didn’t know was that Aklaq was going to tell Olwen the truth when she was much older because she couldn’t bare to tell the horrible truth to such a young child.

When Olwen was around 10 years old, a group of strange men showed up to Biyamamura looking for her. Aklaq rushed back home and told Olwen to run as far away as she could. She was going to protect her daughter no matter what, even if it killed her. Olwen wouldn’t find out the reason why those men were after her until she was older. 

When she came back to the house, Aklaq was found on the ground outside laying in a pool of her own blood inside. Olwen cradled her mother in her arms as Aklaq uttered her last words to her. She said, “You came into my life when I needed you the most… you’re my greatest miracle and I’ll always be proud to call you my daughter. I love you, Olwen.” Losing her mother left Olwen devastated and it left her feeling scared and alone… she couldn’t stop crying.

Unfortunately, the group of men were still around and they were banking on the fact that she would come back eventually. One of the men managed to stab Olwen in her lower right abdomen, but Olwen attacked back by kicking the man in the face, picking up the knife that he had dropped and stabbed him in the chest when he tried to attack again. Before passing out from shock and blood loss, she noticed someone coming in and attacking the rest of the group. When she came to, she realized that it was Aklaq’s old partner from Team FAWN, Wulfnod Albero.

He had heard from a town close by of what was going to take place and tried to get there as fast as he could. He is also saddened by Aklaq’s passing and decides to take Olwen in and become her caretaker. For the next few years, Olwen traveled around with Wulfnod, as he traveled around the kingdoms doing huntsman missions. After the experiences that she had went through with losing Aklaq, Olwen became much angrier and would act out often. For Wulfnod, it was a struggle, but he was willing to work with Olwen and help her deal with her trauma & anger management problems.

Ever since Olwen was young, she’s always wanted to become a Huntress and to become one of Remnant’s greatest sword wielders… but due to recent events, she became unsure if this was something that she still wanted. With some encouraging from Wulfnod, she eventually decides to not give up on her dreams and attend Sanctum Academy.

During her time at Sanctum, she met her first and closest friend Douglas Craig, she was diagnosed with dysthymia and started taking medication for it, was seeing a therapist to help her deal with her trauma and was learning to keep her anger under control, and had gotten incredibly strong through constant training and hard work. During her first break home, she broke down in Wulfnod’s arms and kept apologizing for giving him such a hard time over the years. It was from this point onward that Olwen would refer to Wulfnod as her uncle.

When it was time for Olwen to pick the academy that they’d attend for the next 4 years, she decided to attend Atlas Academy because while she wasn’t a big fan of their, “military approach”, she thought that this would be the school that could help her push past her boundaries and help her reach the next steps to becoming stronger.

Primary Attire {Youth}:

Henley Shirt {spruce blue, short sleeved, top two buttons left unbuttoned, slightly baggy}.

Leather Belt {black, with a silver belt buckle}.

Fatigue Pants {grey, pantlegs tucked into boots}.

Boots {black}.

Atlas Academy Uniform:

Olwen pretty much wears the standard Atlas Academy boys’ uniform. The only exceptions are that she has a short-sleeved shirt {because of her arms and not needing sleeves}, her jacket is left wide open and she wears her combat boots instead of dress shoes.

Primary Attire {Vol. 1-3}:

Leather Jacket {navy blue, with a gold zipper, short sleeved, unzipped all the way, cuts off at the midriff, interior lining is slate grey, symbol is located on the upper back}.}.

Tank Top {black}.

Bandana {black, tied around her left bicep, wears it on her head during fights, used to belong to Aklaq}.

Stonewashed Jeans {a bit baggy, a couple of rips, pant legs tucked into her boots}.

Combat Boots {Black, with slate grey laces}.

Other Notes About Appearance:

She has four small tattoos of all the suits in a deck of cards located above her right brow. The spade & the club are black and the heart & diamond are icy blue. The order goes spade, heart, club, and diamond. Each one represents a member of DMNO, using the diamond to represent herself.

In terms of piercings, she has quadruple stud earrings, two rings on her right helix, and a labret piercing. All of them are metallic silver.

She’s obtained plenty of scars over the years. First was three claw marks on the left side of her neck that she obtained when attacked by a Beowolf as a child. Next was a cross-shaped scar on her lower right abdomen that she obtained when attacked by the group of men who killed Aklaq.

If She Had a Voice it Would Be: Janet Varney {Current}, Cora Baker {Youth}.

Misc. Trivia:

All of Olwen’s sword techniques are named after the forest, hunting terms, and the animals that she spent so much time with in the forest as a child. She wanted to honour the animals somehow as a way to thank them for being there for her.

Olwen is pretty bad at coming up with names for things. Growing up she had a stuffed bear that Aklaq made for her and she named him… Bear/Beary. The only time that this wasn’t the case was when she came up with names for her swords, her sword techniques, and the names of her future children.

Her favourite band of all time is a punk rock/metal band called, “Absolute Zero.” She’s been to two of their concerts and she has a huge crush on the lead singer, Noelle Blanc.

Olwen is one of the most patient people that her friends know. Aklaq taught her how to fish not just for fun or for sport, but also to teach her the importance of having patience.

She has athazagoraphobia {a fear of being forgotten, ignored, or abandoned}.

A third dream of hers {aside from becoming a Huntress & wanting to become one of Remnant’s greatest sword wielders} was that she wants to open her own restaurant someday, but she doesn’t share this dream with most people out of fear of judgement. Only her teammates & Wulfnod know of this dream.

While she doesn’t tell a lot of jokes, she does love a good bear related pun. She loves either using, “unbearable”, or, “bear with her”, in sentences.

Her bandana to her is a reminder that Aklaq is still here with her, even if it’s only in spirit. She also doesn’t like it when people touch it because she doesn’t want to lose one of the only things of Aklaq’s that she has left.

That’s all that I have for Olwen at the moment. Sorry that it took so long, life got a bit busy for me! Any comments or critiques would be greatly appreciated and my askbox is always open! So now that I’m finished the updated DMNO bios, what would y’all like to see next from me OC wise? Let me know if you have any suggestions!

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5 Facts About Olwen’s Backstory.

I know that I’ve been quite vague with my OC Olwen’s backstory, so I wanted to share 5 quick facts about her background today! If I made any errors I’ll go back and fix them later!

1} I’ve mentioned this before in the Team DMNO bio post that Olwen was adopted by a woman named Aklaq Kunik. This took place when she was around 3 months old. Olwen isn’t her birth name, her birth parents named her something else. Aklaq knows what it is, but never told her what it was because it was for her own protection. Aklaq was the one who gave her the name Olwen.

2} Olwen at this point in time knows nothing about her biological parents. Whenever she would ask Aklaq about them, she would always be incredibly vague and didn’t say much about them. Since there was no information regarding Olwen's birth parents and their whereabouts, Olwen felt there was no reason to pursue further information. However, what she doesn’t know is that there’s a reason why Aklaq never told her the truth, she just just doesn’t know the reason as to why...yet.

3} Olwen grew up near a small village, located in the mountainous/forest region of Mistral, known as Biyamamura. She lived in a small cabin by the lake and a nearby forest. The cabin was built by Aklaq herself, as well as Aklaq’s teammates from her days at Haven Academy.

4} Olwen never had a lot of friends when she went to school, as she was the only Faunus in a class with 99.9% human children. The other children would often bully her and call her a monster because of her, “polar bear arms”, and to them, she looked scary. Due to this, it made Olwen feel absolutely miserable because all she wanted was to make some friends...but nobody wanted her around.

5} Since she didn’t have many friends to play with, she often spent most of her time with Aklaq or the many animals that lived in the nearby woods. 

More will be shared in the near future I promise!

#rwby #rwby oc #rwby ocs #team dmno #olwen kunik #5 facts post #for those that have been curious about olwen's past #here's some info about it #olwen is probably my favourite oc to talk about #if you have any questions about her #my askbox is always open!

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So I was wondering how would team DMNO react to the fall of Beacon? They aren’t from Beacon so I’m wondering how they feel about it

I haven’t talked about this much, but technically Team DMNO were at the Fall of Beacon when it took place. Since they went to Atlas Academy, they competed in the Vytal Festival Tournament. 

To be honest, I’ve been planning a sort of story for the main OC of DMNO Olwen {will I ever write it, who knows}, so I’ve been thinking about stuff like this for a while now.

Anyways without spoiling too much, technically speaking Douglas, Melanie & Olwen all suffer from serious injuries during the Fall. Norbert only suffers from minor injuries, but nearly losing three people that meant so much to them all in one night was quite traumatizing. 

All of them were affected by The Fall in some way and I will go into more detail about it sometime soon. I hope that this answered your question friend!

#rwby #rwby oc #rwby ocs #team dmno #douglas craig #melanie hertz #norbert beaufort #olwen kunik #asks #scylla-the-frog-queen #thanks for the ask! #it was horrible night for the whole team all things considered #and I will talk more about it in the near future! #also I do want to write maybe short one shots about my oc olwen #but I'm a bit nervous about my writing

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Melanie: So guys quick question, what is love?

Norbert: A neurochemical con job?

Olwen: An emotional minefield...

Douglas: BABY DON'T HURT ME!

#rwby #rwby oc #rwby ocs #team dmno #douglas craig #melanie hertz #norbert beaufort #olwen kunik #oc chats #oc shitposts #I'm back on my bullshit #haven't posted a team dmno meme in a while #so this one seemed perfect #melanie is officially done with her team

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Something that I’ve hinted at in the past, but haven’t mentioned until now is that I happen to ship my OC Olwen with Emerald Sustrai. I’ve been planning out a lot of their story together for a while now and I want to start sharing more about it here on this blog! Any posts involving this ship will be tagged with their ship name Bearite. 

#rwby #rwby oc #rwby ocs #emerald sustrai #team dmno #olwen kunik #bearite #I've been wanting to talk about these two for a while now #I've talked a lot about this ship with friends on discord #but yeah if anyone has any questions #my inbox is always open

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Team DMNO Favorites Tag.

So I found this OC Favorites Tag on Tumblr and I decided to give it a shot. Plus it’s been a while since I’ve shared any Team DMNO related content. I’m not going to tag anyone, but if you want to do this go right ahead. There’ll be more under the cut, since this might get a bit long.

Food:

Douglas: Seafood {primarily lobster, shrimp, crab, clams, oysters & craw fish} and steak.

Melanie: Apples and breakfast foods {primarily ham and cheese omelettes, bacon, hash browns and whole wheat toast with peanut butter}.

Norbert: Roast Beef Sandwiches.

Olwen: Pork related products {primarily baby back pork ribs, bacon, ham, & yakiniku} and salmon {especially grilled salmon}.

Drink: 

Douglas: Coffee {he primarily drinks it with four creams & plenty of sugar} & pineapple juice.

Melanie: Apple cider & chocolate milk.

Norbert: Tea {primarily earl grey, chamomile & sleepy time}.

Olwen: Cola, protein shakes & sports drinks.

Story: 

Douglas: He loves stories about pirates going on adventures and finding treasure.

Melanie: She likes The Story of the Seasons.

Norbert: They’ve always loved stories where a princess is either rescued by a prince or she rescues herself.

Olwen: She loves this story Aklaq would read to her called, “The Woman and Her Bear.”

Toy:

Douglas: His is a large great white shark plush that he named Sharptooth that he got from one of his many visits to the Aquarium.

Melanie: She had a couple of toy horses, but her favourite one was a unicorn named Starburst. There’s also her sheep plush named Cashmere and her horse plush named Buck.

Norbert: They had a teddy bear named Archibald {Archie for short}.

Olwen: They had a homemade black bear plush named Barry. It was made by Aklaq.

Place: 

Douglas: The aquarium or the beach.

Melanie: The apple orchard.

Norbert: Their Grandmother’s house.

Olwen: Probably the kitchen, but also the forest that was by the cottage that she used to live in.

Flower: 

Douglas: Birds of paradise.

Melanie: Sunflowers.

Norbert: White roses.

Olwen: Crocus.

Song:

Douglas: A bluegrass song called, “As the wind blows.” It was a song that his Biological/Surrogate Father wrote for him.

Melanie: A country song called, “Cowboy Boot Blues”, by Brenton Cash {who’s her favourite country singer}.

Norbert: A classical piece called, “Waltz of the Fireflies”, by a composer named Bertilo Bach.  

Olwen: A punk rock song called, “Be Still My Frozen Heart”, by her favourite band Absolute Zero.

Holiday: 

Douglas: New Years Eve/Day.

Melanie: Thanksgiving.

Norbert: Valentines Day.

Olwen: Thanksgiving, but also Halloween.

Person:

Douglas: His Younger Brother Kaito or Olwen.

Melanie: Her Father or her Older Brother Phlegon. 

Norbert: Their Older Brother Albert, their Grandmother Bertie & Douglas.

Olwen: Their Adoptive Mother Aklaq, Their Gramps, Douglas & Emer{REDACTED}.

Signs of Affection: 

Douglas: Cuddling.

Melanie: Holding hands.

Norbert: Hugs, especially the really tight ones where you’re literally, “pressed against someone that you love and it feels so right”, kind of hugs.

Olwen: Kissing, whether it’s on the lips or on the neck.

#rwby #rwby oc #rwby ocs #team dmno #douglas craig #melanie hertz #norbert beaufort #olwen kunik #oc tag game #food tw #this was really fun to do! #if you have any questions or comments #my askbox is always open!

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Time to Talk About my RWBY OC Team.

So I’ve been developing a RWBY OC team for a while now and I think that I’m finally ready to share what I have for them so far! I’ll start with a brief synopsis on the team in question.

- Their team name is DMNO {pronounced Domino}. This name fits with the colour rule because the two colours that first come to my mind immediately are black and white {I know that they can be other colours, but I mostly see them with a black and white colour scheme}. Everyone on the team has a name that either means black, white, dark or light to match with the theme of the team name.

- They’re a 2nd year team at Atlas Academy.

- The team consists of Douglas Craig {who’s the team leader}, Melanie Hertz, Norbert Beaufort & Olwen Kunik.

Now I’ll talk about each member of team DMNO briefly. This will be a bit long so there’ll be more under the cut!

1} Douglas Craig:

Full Name: Douglas Murchadh Craig.

Name Meaning{s}:

Douglas; Scottish and English origin – Anglicized form of the Scottish surname Dubhghlas, meaning “dark river” from Gaelic dubh “dark” and glais "water, river”.

Murchadh; Irish and Scottish origin – derived from Gaelic muir, "sea", and cadh, "warrior".

Craig; Derived from Gaelic creag meaning "crag, rocks", originally belonging to a person who lived near a crag.

Alias: The Black-Water Blader.

Nickname{s}: Doug {mostly used by everyone}, Dougie {only used by his mothers}, Bud {only used by Olwen}.

Age: 18 {Vol. 1-3}.

Gender: Cis Male.

Race: Faunus {Species: Otter. His trait is a dark-brown otter tail}.

Birthday: July 17th.

Star Sign: Cancer.

Romantic/Sexual Orientation: Pansexual.

Handedness: Ambidextrous

Complexion: Lightly-Tanned.

Height: 5′9 {175cm}.

Weight: 160lbs {73kg}.

Hairstyle{s}:

Current {Vol. 1-3}: Short and messy, with his bangs parted in the middle. During formal occasions, he slicks his hair back.

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Hazel.

Aura Colour: Navy Blue.

Emblem: A swordfish, that looks as if it’s leaping out of the water, that is navy blue in colour.

Weapon{s}: Black Marlin. 

A one-handed two barreled shotgun katana mix. The base mode is the shotgun. When transforming into the katana mode, the blade pops out from in-between the two barrels and extends. The blade itself is obsidian black and the emitted beam along the blade glows neon blue. The shotgun is charcoal grey and navy blue.

For both weapon modes, dust is inserted into the grip. He mostly uses water dust, but sometimes he’ll also use ice dust, wind dust and he’ll even combine water and fire dust to make steam dust.

Semblance: Navy Mist.

The user disappears and evaporates as a misty vapor and can reappear a few seconds later either in the same spot or a new spot a few feet away. However, if used too much in short bursts, the user will become dizzy with a splitting headache for a few minutes. The user also cannot teleport large distances, they can only teleport a few feet away from their original spot.

Current Affiliation: Atlas Academy.

Previous Affiliation: Sanctum Academy.

Partner: Norbert Beaufort.

Personality: 

Positive Qualities: Is know for being incredibly ambitious {in terms of his short and long-term goals}, known for being dependable and reliable, mellow {very go-with-the-flow…most of the time}, is creative and imaginative, is know for being a day dreamer {known for being a man with his head in the clouds}, can be very protective of those close to him, energetic, out-going and all around friendly person, very talkative, always ready to go on adventures, athletic.

Negative Qualities: Can be somewhat lazy, isn’t really book smart, if someone hurts him in any way {ex: breaking his trust or try to cause harm to those he cares about}, there’s a good chance that he’ll become resentful towards you and probably will not forgive you ever {with a few exceptions}, he’s prone to chew with his mouth open sometimes {it drives Norbert nuts}, sometimes his day dreamer attitude can cause him to space out sometimes, can interrupt people {most of the time he doesn’t mean to}, can be kind of messy.

Immediate Family: 

Meredith Craig {Mother. They used to get into quite a few arguments when he was growing up. She was always harder on him than his younger brother because he was the oldest and she expected more out of him. They have worked through these issues and the two have grown closer}.

Nagisa Watanabe {Biological Mother. Always got along better with her growing up because she was always much gentler with him}.

Hurley Lynch {Biological & Surrogate Father. His mothers have always wanted Hurley to be a part of Douglas’ life so the two have a close relationship. Hurley unfortunately passes away when Douglas was 12 years old. Hurley fell prey to a Sea Feilong Grimm while out at sea, along with his five other crew members. Douglas misses his Dad a lot}.

Kaito Watanabe {Biological Younger Brother, who’s 6 years younger than him. He teases his younger brother quite a bit, calling him things like, “twerp”, and, “squirt’. However, he still loves his little brother a lot. He was a bit angry with him when they were younger, due to their mother Meredith being less strict with Kaito. They have worked things out and their bond is now unbreakable}.

Relatives:

Dougal Craig {Grandfather, Father of Meredith}.

Fingal Craig {Uncle, Younger Brother of Meredith}.

Primary Attire {Vol. 1-3}:

Buttoned-up shirt {Navy Blue, with several white and light blue Hawaiian flowers on it/short sleeved/ unbuttoned halfway/wears nothing underneath}.

Anchor necklace {Silver, with a black string}.

Belt {Ocean Blue, with a light blue seashell belt buckle in the middle/hangs diagonally on his waist}.

Cargo Shorts {Charcoal Grey}.

Sandals {Black}.

Facial Hair/Tattoos/Piercings/Scars/Misc:

Long sideburns.

Currently sporting a soul patch, with some five o’clock shadow.

Has a larger version of his emblem tattooed on his upper back.

Also has a compass tattooed on the back of his right hand.

Currently doesn’t have any piercings {this might change}.

Has a scar on his forehead above his right eye {obtained from scratching his head on a rock when he was younger}.

His Voice Would Be: Travis Willingham {Current} & Chris Burnett {Youth}.

5 Bits of Trivia:

Douglas was born in Vacuo and lived there for the first six years of his life. His family eventually moved to the island of Patch when he was seven years old. Douglas loves to travel and his dream honeymoon would be taking a month long trip exploring all four kingdoms and Menagerie.

Douglas’ emblem and weapon are based around his love of swordfish. His father loved taking him to the aquarium in Vacuo whenever he came to visit. Seeing the swordfish was always his favourite thing to do there. He has such fond memories attached to that animal that he decided to base his emblem and his weapon off of it.

His favourite foods are seafood {especially lobster. crab & clams}, a good surf n’ turf dinner {with his steak cooked medium rare} and grapes. His least favourite food is cauliflower {he hates the taste and he’s also allergic to it}.

People often doubt Douglas’ ability as a leader, due to the fact that he isn’t very book smart. However, he makes up for it in the way he finds out-of-the-box solutions to problems because of his vast creativity and imagination. He may be chill most of the time, but when the time calls for it he’ll step up and approach the situation a little bit more seriously.

His favourite music genres are blue grass and alternative rock.

2} Melanie Hertz:

Full Name: Melanie Celosia Hertz.

Name Meaning{s}:

Melanie; English, German and Dutch origin – from Mélanie, the French form of the Latin name Melania, derived from Greek μελαινα melaina meaning "black, dark".

Celosia; English origin – derived from the flower of the same name. It’s also from the Greek kelos meaning, “burned.”

Hertz; German origin – derived from German herz meaning "heart", a nickname for a big-hearted person.

Alias: The Sizzlin’ Striker.

Nickname{s}: Mel {used by everyone}, Hot Head {sometimes Olwen will call her this}, Melly {only used by Douglas}.

Age: 18 {Vol. 1-3}.

Gender: Cis Female.

Race: Faunus {Species: Cow. Her trait is white cow horns that curve upwards}.

Birthday: August 12th.

Star Sign: Leo.

Romantic/Sexual Orientation: Biromantic Demisexual.

Handedness: Right-handed.

Complexion: Tanned.

Height: 5’3 {160cm}, 5’6 {when wearing 3-inch heels}.

Weight: 115lbs {52kg}.

Cup Size: C-Cup.

Hairstyle{s}:

Current {Vol. 1-3}: Low-hanging braided pigtails, bangs brushed to the right.

Hair Colour: Dirty Blonde.

Eye Colour: Brown.

Aura Colour: Burnt Orange.

Emblem: A burning heart outline, with the bottom points separated and curved outwards like cow horns and is burnt orange in colour.

Weapon{s}: Feuer Stiefel {translates to, “Fire Boots”}.

A pair of cowboy boots, with a firing mechanism built into them (similar to Yang’s Gauntlets and Mercury’s Boots). She mostly fires fiery explosive rounds from her boots. The soles of the boots also act as branding irons and they do have spurs. The boots are mainly mahogany brown and blood orange in colour. The soles and the spurs are both bronze in colour.

When paired with fire dust, her feet become searing hot. The boots are made from a fire-resistant leather. Spinning at high speeds for a few seconds allows both boots to ignite, adding extreme heat to the impact of her kicks.

Dust is inserted vertically into the heels of the boots. She mainly uses fire dust. However, she also starts using a combination of fire and earth dust called, “Magma Dust”, later on. She can also insert air dust into her boots, allowing her to kick the air in order to jump higher and giving her the appearance of flight.

Semblance: Engine Legs.

The user develops a pair of engine-like protrusions made of aura manifesting around their calves; allowing the user to run faster and grants them extra kicking power. However, she can only use it in short bursts. Otherwise it will cause her legs to lock up and become perfectly still for 1-2 minutes. Gear 1 is the standard, but she has access to Gears 2 and 3 which increase her speed and kicking power. She can manage getting to Gear 2, but currently she can’t access Gear 3 otherwise her legs will lock up for almost a whole day. 

Current Affiliation: Atlas Academy.

Previous Affiliation: Mount Alsius Academy.

Partner: Olwen Kunik.

Personality:

Positive Qualities: She’s known for having a very big heart {always willing to help others if they need it}, is the most optimistic member of her team, energetic, a very passionate person {whether that being passionate for the things that she does or being a passionate lover}, a loyal friend, always there to encourage people.

Negative Qualities: Not the most patient person in the world {doesn’t like waiting for long periods of time. She becomes a lot more patient when she gets older}, a bit of a hot-head {a bit impulsive, a bit reckless, very stubborn, these attributes calm down a bit when she’s older}, she’s also brash {in a more noisy and overbearing way}, can be a bit cocky, can be blunt about certain things.

Immediate Family:

Ignatius Hertz {Biological Father. Despite him looking gruff and intimidating, she knows that her Father is a gentle soul and she loves him dearly. But he is known for being a bit overprotective. After losing his wife, he was afraid of losing his two children as well. He does eventually come around to the idea of his children becoming Huntsmen/Huntresses,he just wants the both of them to be careful. However, if anything were to happen to her he’d bring her back home in an instant. 

Melaina Hertz {Before marriage, her last name was Bureau. Biological Mother. She passed away when Melanie was around 3 years old. Melaina was a huntress and was killed in an on the job incident. She doesn’t have a lot of memories with her Mother, but Melanie still loves her and believes that she is watching over her from above}.

Phlegon Hertz {Biological Older Brother, who’s 8 years older than her. He’s more on the quiet side compared to his sister, but Melanie still loves him to bits. She truly does appreciate her Brother quite a bit, since losing their mom brought them closer together. They had to rely on each other a lot more. Ever since her Brother moved out of the house, she calls him often to see how he’s doing.

Relatives:

Hephaestus Hertz {Paternal Grandfather}.

Melantha Appleby {Maternal Grandmother}.

Lucina Blanco {Sister-in-Law, married to Phlegon}.

Hestia Hertz {Niece, who’s 3 years old}.

Primary Attire {Vol. 1-3}:

Button Up Blouse {Orange and brown plaid/short sleeved/buttoned up halfway}.

Plain Shirt {Dark Brown/long sleeved/symbol located on the front in blaze orange}.

Leather Gloves {Brown}.

Dual Pouched Belt {Brown, with a gold belt buckle}.

Carpenter Jeans {Beige cargo/pant legs tucked into boots/100% flame resistant}. 

Carpenter Boots {Dark Brown/only wears them when not wearing Feuer Stiefel}.

Tattoos/Piercings/Scars/Misc:

Doesn’t have any tattoos right now, but wants to get one in the future. She doesn’t know what she wants yet though.

Used to have pierced ears as a child but hasn’t gotten them pierced again in a while.

She has a burn mark on her left calf {obtained from an incident during her childhood}.

Has a couple of freckles around the bridge of her nose.

Her Voice Would Be: Cassandra Lee Morris. 

5 Bits of Trivia:

Melanie was born and raised in the agricultural district located in Vale. Her family runs a ranch that primarily focuses on raising sheep and alpacas for wool, as well as goats for milk. She attends Mount Alsius Academy & Atlas Academy in honor of her Father who was at one point in the Atlesian military, but has since retired.

The ranch also has a few horses. Melanie enjoys horseback riding in her spare time. Her favourite horse is named Autumn, who’s 7 years old and has known her ever since she was 11 years old.

Her favourite foods is anything breakfast related such as: hash browns, bacon, ham and cheese omelettes and whole wheat toast with peanut butter. She also loves anything really spicy. Apples are her favourite fruit, but she hates Granny Smith apples because they taste too bitter.

Sometimes she has a bit of trouble calming down if she gets upset, so she knits in order to help her unwind a bit. She learned to do so from her Father, as he used it as a coping strategy when he was in the military.

Her favourite musical genres are hip-hop and country {more so old country because she doesn’t like new country all that much}.

3} Norbert Beaufort:

Full Name: Norbert Félix Beaufort.

Name Meaning{s}:

Norbert; German, English, Dutch, French, Hungarian, Polish and Ancient Germanic origin – derived from the Germanic elements nord, "north", and beraht, "bright".

Félix; French, Spanish and Portuguese form of Felix – from a Roman cognomen meaning, “lucky, successful”, in Latin.

Berger; German and Dutch origin – variant of berg, meaning, “mountain”. No longer goes by this last name, ever since their parent’s divorce.

Beaufort; French origin – from various French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and fort "strong place, fortress".

Alias: The Meek Mountain Marksman {only years later does the, “Meek”, part of their alias get removed}.

Nickname{s}: Bert {mostly used by everyone}, Nor {only used by their teammates}, Norbie {only used by Douglas}.

Age: 18 {Vol. 1-3}.

Gender: Non-Binary {goes by They/Them & He/Him pronouns}.

Race: Faunus {Species: Mountain Lion. Their trait is that he has hind paws for feet}.

Birthday: September 6th.

Star Sign: Virgo.

Romantic/Sexual Orientation: Homoromantic Asexual.

Handedness: Left-handed.

Complexion: Pale-white.

Height: 5’6 {168cm}, 5’7 {170cm, when fully grown}.

Weight: 120lbs {54kg}, 135lbs {61kg, gains weight as he gets older}.

Hairstyle{s}:

Current {Vol. 1-3}: Short and shaggy, bangs brushed to the left.

Hair Colour: Dark Brown

Eye Colour: Vivid Green.

Aura Colour: Hunter Green.

Emblem: Two pickaxes in an, “X”, formation with a military star in the background. The entire thing is hunter green in colour.

Weapon{s}: Mountain Peakaxe.

A medium-sized pickaxe that is also a crossbow and can also be split apart to become dual Beretta M9 pistols. The base mode is the pickaxe. When transforming into the crossbow mode, the scope, sight bridge and the bolt pop up out of the shaft; while the strings attach to the pick and the adze. Transforming into the pistols requires the axe to split into two, with the pick and adze going underneath the barrel and the trigger and grip popping out near the end of the shaft. The pick and adze are metallic grey, while everything else is silver and black in colour.

The arrows are made of dust and the dust is inserted into the spike of the axe. They uses dust of many kinds.

Semblance: Flash Banger.

The user creates a small stun grenade made of aura in the palm of their hand, which they can then launch at the opposition. So far it can only affect three targets at a time and those that the they consider to be their enemy or opponent. The effects include making the opponent {whether human or Grimm} feel disoriented and stunned for a couple of seconds. In terms of the Grimm, it also seems to cause searing pain {almost like their body is sizzling}.

Current Affiliation: Atlas Academy.

Previous Affiliation: Mount Alsius Academy.

Partner: Douglas Craig.

Personality:

Positive Qualities: Intelligent, is know for being very hardworking/diligent, always tries to be kind to most people that they meet, helpful, organized, incredibly modest, disciplined {due to growing up in a military family}, a very gentle person.

Negative Qualities: Anxious, self pitying, has a fear of failure, a bit of a perfectionist, can be indecisive, a bit fussy, tends to worry a lot {especially about those that he cares about getting hurt}, a bit of an escapist, has a hard time accepting reality {whenever something bad happens, he just sort of shuts down mentally}.

Immediate Family:

Herbert Berger {Biological Father. Norbert has never gotten along with their Father. He was unfairly cruel towards them because they saw Norbert as a weakling and in his own words, “I don’t tolerate weakness in this family...” It’s because of their Father that Norbert became so anxious. They remember their father screaming at them until he was blue in the face because something wasn’t done 100% perfect. This basically also helped develop Norbert’s fear of failure and them constantly striving for perfection. Norbert is afraid of their Father and absolutely hates him}.

Ambre Beaufort {Biological Mother. Norbert currently has a complicated relationship with their Mother. On one hand, she meant well in the beginning. She would stand up for them whenever her husband had crossed a line. When she divorced their Father, she did want to take Norbert and one of their older brothers named Albert with her. Unfortunately she’s always been a workaholic and nowadays she spends more time working than spending time with her own children. Norbert still slightly resents her, but just wishes that she could spend more time with them. The only problem is that they’re too scared to say anything.

Bertrand Berger {Biological Older Brother, who’s 9 years older than them. Norbert isn’t very fond of them. Their Father always treated him the best because he was the, “Perfect Child”, and would allow him to invade Norbert’s personal space, destroy/steal their things and even physically hurt them. Norbert wants nothing to do with him}.

Albert Beaufort {Biological Older Brother, who’s 6 years older than him. Albert always looked out for them because of the way that their Father treated them. The two of them are incredibly close and Norbert looks up to him quite a bit. He is one of the only few family members {along with their Paternal Grandparents} that Norbert feels like they actually care about and love them. They were a bit lonely once Albert headed off to Atlas Academy and eventually the Atlesian military, but the two of them try to keep in contact with each other often}. 

Relatives:

Egbert Berger {Paternal Grandfather, deceased}.

Bertha Berger {Paternal Grandmother}.

Primary Attire {Vol. 1-3}:

Beanie {Black, symbol located on the brim}.

Puffy Vest {Black, with a dark grey hood}.

Turtle Neck Sweater {Grey}.

Plain T-Shirt {White, with short sleeves}.

Combat Gloves {Black}.

Utility Belt {Black, with a silver belt buckle}.

Cargo Pants {Arctic Camo, with the pant legs tucked into their boots}.

Combat Boots {Black/they’re open-toed, so that his mountain lion feet have more room}.

Facial Hair/Tattoos/Piercings/Scars/Misc:

Medium length side burns.

Doesn’t have any tattoos and is currently unsure of what they want.

Doesn’t want any sort of piercings and doesn’t ever want to have any.

Their Voice Would Be: Justin Briner {Current} & Lara Woodhull {Youth}.

5 Bits of Trivia:

Norbert was born and raised in the upper class district in Atlas. They grew up in a military family with their Paternal Grandparents, Father and both of their older brothers being involved in the Atlesian military somehow. Norbert wants to enlist eventually, but want to be more involved in the scientific department and maybe the special operatives unit. They were inspired to do so because of their Older Brother Albert and Paternal Grandparents and not because of their Father or their Older Brother Bertrand.

They’ve always been interested in scientific subjects ever since they were little. Their favourite subjects were always chemistry and biology. They’ve also loved robotics and has always loved tinkering with machines in their spare time.

Their favourite food is roast beef sandwiches. They really love Earl Grey, Chamomile & Sleepy Time Tea as well. They really dislike peanut butter {since they are allergic to peanuts} and they hate tomatoes because of how they taste.

 They love doing word puzzles, crosswords, word searches and solving their Rubik's cube in their spare time. 

Their favourite music genre is classical.

4} Olwen Kunik:

Full Name: Olwen Nanulak Kunik.

Name Meaning{s}:

Olwen; Welsh origin – meaning, “white footprint.”

Nanulak; Inuit origin – meaning, “fierce and determined.”

Kunik; A reference to the cub of the same name from the Inuit legend that she’s partially based on, “The Woman and Her Bear.”

Alias: The Subzero Slasher.

Nickname{s}: Wen {mostly used by everyone}, Big O {only used by Douglas}, Wonder Dolt {not saying who calls her this because that would ruin the surprise}.

Age: 18 {Vol. 1-3}.

Gender: Cis Female.

Race: Faunus {Species: Polar Bear. Her trait is that both of her forearms and hands are polar bear like in appearance with claws. The fur is polar white, the claws are a bit short and the paw pads are black. She is able to retract her claws, unlike actual polar bears}.

Birthday: February 9th.

Star Sign: Aquarius. 

Romantic/Sexual Orientation: Lesbian. 

Handedness: Right-handed.

Complexion: Light-brown.

Height: 6′0 {183cm}.

Weight: 190lbs {86kg}.

Cup Size: B-Cup.

Hairstyle{s}:

Current {Vol. 1-3}: Short and spiky undercut {a bit fluffy}.

Hair Colour: Polar White, her roots are Black.

Eye Colour: Heterochromia {the right is Icy Blue and the left is Steel Grey}.

Aura Colour: Frost White.

Emblem: An angry polar bear head with three slash marks across the face. The entire thing is frost white in colour.

Weapon{s}: Crafangau Rhew {translates to, “Frost Claws”}.

 A pair of gauntlets with built in extendable claws. When inactive, they act as vambraces that wrap around her wrists. When it’s time for battle, they switch into gauntlet mode. The claws extend from three indents above the knuckles. The gauntlets/vambraces are charcoal black and icy blue and the claws are silver in colour.

There’s also a grappling feature. Each blade is connected by a chain and can be used to grapple onto ledges, pull in enemies {Grimm or human} for finishers, etc…

Technically there is a place at the top to insert dust when in gauntlet mode, but Olwen doesn’t really use it all that much. Olwen uses a dust injector to inject ice dust into her body.

Semblance: Thick Fat.

The user is able to resist hot and cold attacks by 50%. Outside of battle, the user can resist harsh temperature environments (e.g. scorching deserts or freezing arctic tundras).

Current Affiliation: Atlas Academy.

Previous Affiliation: Sanctum Academy.

Partner: Melanie Hertz.

Positive Qualities:

Independent, resourceful, determined, cunning, adaptable, witty, loyal, friendly, strong-willed, she believes that life is what you make of it {that there are things in this world worth fighting for; things that make life worthwhile. Everyone has something like that in their lives and if they don’t, they just need to keep looking until they do.}, observant.

Negative Qualities:

Gluttonous, a bit of a rebellious streak, when upset she becomes a bit cold and distant, stubborn, extremely emotional {whenever she’s upset and only in private. Only a few people such as her teammates know this about her.}, can overthink about things sometimes, has suffered from anger issues in the past {she has it under control for the most part now. It will now take quite a bit to get her to become aggressive with you}, if in a bad mood she can be a bit on the cranky side.

Immediate Family:

Olwen doesn’t know much about her biological parents {doesn’t find out who they are until around Vol.4 timeline wise}. Since her adoptive Mother wouldn’t say much about them, she just grew up assuming that her parents abandoned her. A part of her holds onto the belief that maybe they had a good reason for leaving her.

Aklaq Kunik {Adoptive Mother. In Olwen’s eyes, she couldn’t have asked for a better mother than Aklaq. She remembers Aklaq referring to her as her, “Miracle Baby”, as she came into her life when she needed her the most. They may not have had a lot of money, but Aklaq always made sure that Olwen was taken care of. Aklaq also made sure to teach her basic survival skills (hunting, fishing, cooking, creating shelter, etc...). Sadly she passed away when Olwen was around 10 years old {not revealing how yet because it would spoilers for something that I might want to write in the future}. Olwen blames herself for what happened and was on her own from that day on. She cut ties with Aklaq’s family (namely her Aunt Neva) because in her mind now that Aklaq is gone, she figures that she’s no longer apart of the family. Where she’s at now if you ask her about her past, Olwen will refer to Aklaq as a, “great mother-like figure”}.

Savannah Pretorius {Guardian. From when Olwen was 12 years old up to when she was about 17 years old, Savannah acted as Olwen’s guardian {not going to reveal much here again due to spoilers for something that I might write later on}.

Relatives:

Neva Kunik {Adoptive Aunt, Older Sister of Aklaq/hasn’t seen her since she was around 8 or 9 years old}.

Nanouk Haggard {Grandfather Figure/He was Aklaq’s favourite teacher when she attended Haven Academy and would come to visit her and Olwen often. He becomes the Grandfather that Olwen never had and she even starts to call him, “Gramps”.}

Primary Attire {Vol. 1-3}:

Leather Jacket {Navy Blue/unzipped/sleeves cut off at the forearms/cut short at the waist to show off her midriff/the interior lining is black/symbol is located on the upper back}.

Tank Top {Black}.

Bandanna {Black/tied around her left bicep, sometimes wears it around her head when fights get serious}.

Belt {Mahogany, with an Ursa skull belt buckle/belt pouches on each side that are used to store her dust injector and dust}.

Jeans {Stonewashed/a bit baggy/a couple of rips/pantlegs tucked into her boots}.

Combat Boots {Black}.

Tattoos/Piercings/Scars/Misc:

Tattoos of all the suits in a deck of cards {black for the club and spade/icy blue for the heart and the diamond/located above her right brow. The order goes: spade, heart, club and then diamond}.

Stud earring {Silver/right earlobe}.

Two Rings {Silver/right helix}.

Labret Piercing {Silver}.

Has several small scars on both of her arms {obtained when she was bullied by other children in her village, which aren’t that noticeable due to the white fur}.

Three claw marks on the left side of her neck {obtained from a Grimm attack when she was around 8 years old}.

A cross shaped scar, located on her lower right abdomen {received when she was 10 years old, not saying how she got it due to spoilers involving Aklaq’s death}.

Her Voice Would Be: Janet Varney.

5 Bits of Trivia:

Where Olwen was born is currently unknown, but she has primarily lived in Mistral for almost her entire life. Up until she was 10 years old, she’s lived in a small village up around the mountain/forest area of Mistral. From when she was 10-12 years old, she primarily roughed it out on the streets in the city of Mistral. It wasn’t until Savannah took her in that she had a proper living situation,again.

Olwen absolutely loves to cook and it’s something that she’s really passionate about. Aklaq taught her basic cooking skills when she was around 7 years old, but she didn’t get the chance to hone and improve her skills until she was 12 years old and living with Savannah. A dream of hers is to one day open up her own restaurant in Mistral {she doesn’t share this dream with most people, except with her teammates because she’s worried about stranger’s reactions}. 

You could say that her favourite food is {almost} everything, but she really loves meat and fish. Her absolute favourites are salmon and baby back pork ribs. She doesn’t really like avocados all that much, but she especially hates everything about tofu {it’s taste, texture, the consistency, etc...}. 

Fishing is one of her favourite things to do, whether she uses a fishing pole or not. This also taught her the importance of having patience, so she’s known for being one of the most patient members of her team.

Her favourite music genres are punk rock and heavy metal. Her favourite punk rock group is called, “Absolute Zero”, and she’s had a huge crush on the group’s lead singer Noelle Blanc ever since she was 14 years old.

This is all that I have to share with you guys for now about Team DMNO. If you guys have any questions or comments about them individually or as a team, feel free to comment below and my askbox is always open! If there any errors in this post, I’ll go back and fix them whenever I have the time to.

Lastly as a bonus, I would like to end this post by showing some art of Olwen that I’ve had commissioned. I sadly don’t have anything for Douglas, Melanie or Norbert yet, but maybe someday I will. I’ll put the pics below and tag the artist that did them. Also be sure to show these artists some love because their art is amazing!

Firstly here’s some chibi art of Olwen that I commissioned from @aspio 

Secondly here’s some full body art of Olwen that I commissioned from @teriyaki-deer.

#rwby #rwby ocs #team dmno #douglas craig #melanie hertz #norbert beaufort #olwen kunik #reminder that my askbox is always open for comments/questions about dmno #and to also check out the artists that I've commissioned because their art is great! #I definitely want to talk about dmno more and write some one-shots in the future

[sapphic-sustrai]

20 Headcanons about Team DMNO.

So I’ve decided to do a tag that involves me listing 20 different headcanons about Team DMNO. There’ll be 5 headcanons for each team member. Imma tag: @s-assy-girl, @theasteroid-blues & anyone else that wants to do this! With that out of the way, let’s get started! More info will be under the cut because this might be a bit long.

Douglas:

1} He hasn’t told many people this outside of his teammates, but at some point he wants to dye his hair either teal or aquamarine.

2} He prefers shorts over pants and sandals/flip flops over closed toed shoes.

3} He loves to travel and he wants to explore every inch of Remnant.

4} He is known for being a talented artist and has a sketchbook filled with potential tattoo ideas that he designed himself.

5} While he’s known for being fearless, he does have arachnophobia. He’s basically afraid of spiders.

Melanie:

1} She has phasmophobia, which is the fear of ghosts. 

2} Before wanting to become a Huntress, Melanie thought about becoming a physical therapist or a professional kick boxer. Spoiler alert, she does decide to pursue one of these careers alongside being a part-time Huntress later in life. However, I’m not going to say which one that she picked...for now.

3} She loves flowers and her three favourites are red roses, yellow tulips & purple coneflowers. 

4} She has a huge collection of cowboy boots at home and there are about 30+ pairs in her closest. She has a very big closet.

5} Hates it when people refer to her as, “short-stuff”, because she feels a tad insecure about her height. 

Norbert:

1} In order to cheer them up sometimes, Norbert’s Older Brother Albert used to make blanket forts with freshly baked cookies inside. The two if them would sit there eating the cookies, while Albert would read Norbert a story.

2} They’ve been dealing with anxiety for as long as they can remember. They take medication for it, they have a therapist that they can either visit in person or call them and they have a support ferret named Scout to help them when they have anxiety attacks.

3} They usually sleep on the left side of the bed and they always sleep on their back.

4} Their Older Brother Albert is close friends with Winter Schnee {because they’ve both been going to the same school since childhood and are both specialists for the Atlesian Military’s Special Operatives Unit}, so technically Norbert has met Weiss before.

5} They have atychiphobia, which is the fear of failure.

Olwen: 

1} Their favourite thing to cook is anything salmon related.

2} She has autophobia, which is the fear of abandonment.

3} She knows nothing about her biological parents. Since Aklaq {her Adoptive Mother} won’t say much whenever she asks about them, she believes that they abandoned her and never wanted anything to do with her. However, there is a reason why Aklaq won’t say anything about them right now that Olwen isn’t aware of.

4} She’s a huge fan of bear related puns and her favourite one to say is either, “Just bear with me for a sec.”, or, “That’s quite unbearable.”

5} Whenever she’s angry or frustrated, she usually lets out a low bear growl/snarl. Usually it scares the living daylights out of anyone that’s nearby. 

#rwby #rwby oc #rwby ocs #team dmno #douglas craig #melanie hertz #norbert beaufort #olwen kunik #tag game #anxiety tw #food tw #just something that I've wanted to do for a while now #here's an info dump #my inbox is always open #if you have any questions or comments