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lado-direito-da-equidade · 6 years ago

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— Alice Shabecoff, coautora com seu marido, Philip Shabecoff, de Envenenados por Lucro: Como as Toxinas estão Adoecendo Nossas Crianças (2008), 2014.

Podemos, felizmente, remover uma ameaça para a existência futura do macho humano da nossa lista de preocupações: o cromossomo Y masculino, após a diminuir a partir de seu tamanho robusto original ao longo de milhões de anos, aparentemente parou seu ato de desaparecimento.

Mas não começar a torcer ainda. Ao contrário das suposições culturais que os meninos são mais fortes e mais resistentes, fraquezas biológicas básicas são incorporadas ao macho da nossa espécie. Estas fragilidades deixá-los mais vulneráveis do que as meninas para perigos da vida, incluindo os poluentes ambientais, tais como inseticidas, chumbo e plastificantes que têm como alvo o cérebro ou hormônios. Vários estudos sugerem que os meninos são prejudicados em alguns aspectos, por estas exposições químicas que as meninas não são. É o destino do homem, por assim dizer.

Em primeiro lugar, os machos humanos estão a desaparecer. Mãe Natureza sempre reconheceu e compensou a fragilidade e perda de meninos organizando para mais deles: 106 nascimentos do sexo masculino e 100 recém-nascidos do sexo feminino ao longo da história humana. (Os seres humanos não são únicos nesta configuração: Os leitões machos, por exemplo, são concebidos em maior proporção para compensar por ser mais provável do que leitões fêmeas de morrer antes do nascimento.) Mas, nas últimas décadas, a partir dos Estados Unidos para o Jap��o, do Canadá para o norte da Europa, onde os investigadores têm procurado, a taxa de recém-nascidos do sexo masculino diminuiu. Examinando U. S. registros de nascimentos para os anos entre 1970 e 1990, eles encontraram 1,7 menos meninos por 1.000 do que em décadas e séculos passados; perda do Japão nas mesmas décadas foi de 3,7 meninos.

Os meninos são também mais do que dois terços mais propensos do que as meninas a nascer prematuramente – antes da 37ª semana de gravidez. E, apesar dos avanços na saúde pública, os rapazes na década de 1970 enfrentou uma chance 30 por cento maior de morte por seu primeiro aniversário que as meninas; em contraste, de volta na década de 1750, eram 10 por cento mais propensos do que as meninas morrer tão cedo em suas vidas.

Uma vez que fazê-lo para a infância, os meninos enfrentam outros desafios. Eles são mais propensos a uma variedade de distúrbios neurológicos. O autismo é notoriamente maior entre meninos do que meninas: agora quase cinco vezes mais provável, como apuradas pelos Centros dos EUA para Controle e Prevenção de Doenças. Eles são mais suscetíveis do que as meninas para danificar de muito baixo nível de exposição ao chumbo. Ainda um outro problema: Os meninos também sofrem de asma em taxas mais elevadas. Há também uma ligação mais forte entre a poluição do ar e autismo em meninos.

O que está aqui em cima? Por que os rapazes enfrentam um fardo de desafios físicos?

A resposta é que os problemas do sexo masculino começam no útero: a partir de seu desenvolvimento fetal mais complicado, para sua composição genética, a forma como seus hormônios trabalhar.

A transformação de nove meses a partir de algumas células para um bebê é um momento de grande vulnerabilidade. Muitas doenças crônicas são semeadas no útero. Em nossa espécie, a fêmea é o sexo padrão, o modelo mais simples de base: Os seres humanos começam no útero com características femininas (é por isso que os homens têm mamilos). A transformação complicada no útero da mulher para homem expõe o macho a uma jornada cheia de perigos especiais. Quando a primeira explosão de testosterona a partir do gene Y vem mais ou menos na oitava semana, o cérebro unisex tem de se transformar em um cérebro masculino, matar algumas células nos centros de comunicações e de crescimento mais células nos centros de sexo e agressão. O sistema reprodutor feminino mais simples tem de virar para o tracto reprodutor masculino mais complexa, o desenvolvimento de tecidos, tais como testículos e da próstata. Além disso, é preciso um maior número de divisões celulares para fazer um macho; com cada um vem a maior risco de um erro, bem como a maior vulnerabilidade a uma batida de poluentes.

No topo desse desafio, a combinação de cromossomos XY do macho humano é simplesmente mais vulneráveis. Os dois XXs na versão feminina da nossa espécie oferecer alguma proteção: Nos distúrbios em que um cromossomo X tem um defeito genético, o cromossomo de backup saudável da fêmea pode assumir. Mas com o seu único cromossomo X, o macho não tem uma cópia saudável do gene para voltar a cair. O cromossomo X, que nunca se encolheu, é também um cromossomo maior “, com informações muito mais genética do que o cromossomo Y,” encontra Irva Hertz-Piciotto, a Universidade da Califórnia, Davis autismo pesquisador “, portanto, pode haver alguma perda inerente de chave proteínas para mecanismos de desenvolvimento cerebral ou reparação nos meninos. “Esta é uma pista para a taxa de autismo mais elevada entre os rapazes, ela afirma.

As fêmeas também têm um sistema imunológico mais forte porque eles são embalados com estrogênio, um hormônio que neutraliza o processo antioxidante. “O estrogênio protege o cérebro; é um acéfalo, trocadilhos “, explica Theodore Slotkin, professor de neurobiologia da Escola de Medicina da Universidade de Duke. “É reparos e substitui, mesmo após a lesão neural.” Low estrogênio ainda deixa os meninos mais sensíveis a lesões na cabeça. O cérebro masculino “é simplesmente um aparelho mais frágeis, mais sensíveis a quase todos os insultos cerebrais,” chumbo especialista envenenamento por Herbert Needleman disse ao escritor Julia R. Barrett da Environmental Health Perspectives.

É os altos níveis de testosterona no útero em momentos críticos em gestação, de acordo com psicopatologista britânico Simon Baron-Cohen, que é responsável pelo que ele chama de “o cérebro extrema masculina” – o tipo exibido por meninos autistas – baixo na empatia, de alta na sistematização. E, de fato, as recentes décadas de pesquisa EUA não encontrar níveis elevados de testosterona anormalmente baixo estrogênio e entre os meninos com autismo.

Se o equilíbrio dos hormônios é fora de sintonia no sexo masculino, o que fez com que isso aconteça? Os pesquisadores estão chegando com algumas pistas.

Nos bairros de Nova Iorque perto de Centro da Universidade de Columbia para Saúde Ambiental das Crianças, famílias por anos rotineiramente pulverizado seus apartamentos com um inseticida popular, clorpirifos, até que foi proibido de uso doméstico, em 2001. Os pesquisadores descobriram que a exposição pré-natal ao produto químico parecia ter mais de um efeito na redução dos QI de meninos do que meninas. Rompimento de seus hormônios masculinos pode ser a razão. “Uma possível explicação para a maior sensibilidade dos meninos com o clorpirifos é que o inseticida age como um disruptor endócrino para suprimir hormonas específicas do sexo”, disse o líder do estudo Megan Horton de Columbia.

Da mesma forma, a exposição das mães grávidas aos ftalatos – utilizado na fabricação de alguns produtos de vinil e brinquedos, bem como alguns produtos de cuidados pessoais – tem sido associada a mudanças maiores no comportamento, tais como problemas de agressão e de atenção, de seus filhos do que suas filhas. Os ftalatos também podem feminizar genitália masculina.

Os meninos também parecem ser mais vulneráveis ao bisfenol A, uma substância estrogênica usado para fazer plásticos de policarbonato, bem como alguns recibos térmicas e os revestimentos de alimentos e bebidas latas. Meninos, mas não meninas, expostos a níveis de BPA mais elevadas no útero ou durante a infância tinham mais problemas de hiperatividade, agressividade e ansiedade, de acordo com a Universidade da Califórnia, Berkeley estudo. Além disso, as mulheres grávidas expostas a níveis mais elevados do produto deu à luz bebés com hormônios mais baixos da tiróide. Esse efeito não foi detectado nas meninas. Ninguém sabe o que esses níveis mais baixos pode significar para a saúde dos meninos, porque eles permaneceram dentro dos limites normais, mas poderia ter efeitos importantes porque os hormônios da tireóide orientar o desenvolvimento do cérebro.

Alguns destes produtos químicos agem como estrógenos falsos, outros como falso testosterona, mas ambos os tipos parecem perturbar o desenvolvimento normal. Os testes em animais mostram que uma dose destes produtos químicos infligir o maior dano quando ela atinge um feto. E, por causa de suas vulnerabilidades biológicas, é os meninos que podem experimentar o maior número de efeitos.

Apesar de não renunciar ao impulso para a justiça e igualdade, parece sensato para aceitar a realidade científica dos pontos fracos do sexo masculino. Isso provavelmente não vai significar o fim dos homens, mas a sua vulnerabilidade à contaminação e doenças ambientais poderia ter graves consequências para o futuro de toda a raça humana, a menos que encontrar maneiras de protegê-los de danos.

— Alice Shabecoff, “Are Men the Weaker Sex?”, Scientific American, 18 de Fevereiro de 2014. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-men-the-weaker-sex/

Olha essas também:

• “Feministas transformaram escola em feminização de meninos e ridicularização da masculinidade.” « Melanie Phillips ocontraditorio.com/ladodireitodaequidade/?p=31587

• “Mães só consideram as emoções das filhas. Filhos são ignorados.” « Notícias ocontraditorio.com/ladodireitodaequidade/?p=47195

• “Crianças hoje crescem achando que meninos são inferiores às meninas na escola.” « Austrália ocontraditorio.com/ladodireitodaequidade/?p=28226

#EUA #os homens são privilegiados?

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anglenews · 7 years ago

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This gas station employee is the lifeline to thousands of immigrants at ‘Little Ellis Island’

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sarahlancasterba3a-blog · 8 years ago

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11th Feb, excited to be part of an amazing lineup (Larry Achiampong and David Blandy, Beatrice Dillon, Henna-Riikka Halonen, Evan Ifekoya, Wojciech Kosma, Lawrence Lek, Laura O’Neill, Florence Peake) at Wysing Arts Centre's first 2017 show, ALL CHANNELS OPEN:

¥ Currently on the shortlist for the first DARE 'radical interdisciplinarity' prize by Opera North/University of Leeds. hoping to work with some Leeds researchers on a film/performance about distributed (slime) intelligence. waiting to hear back, alongside some v excellent/intimidating company - Marina Rees, Samuel Hertz, Melanie King, Robin Dowell & Joanna Lampard.

¥ I'm going back to Shanghai quite a lot sooner than expected, this time as spokesperson for Goldin + Senneby as an extension of their Headless project, at the 11th Shanghai Biennale. Will be talking about slime moulds, offshore finance and other polymorphous networks at Power Station of Art, 3pm, 21st January.

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just-call-me-queen-bee · 12 years ago

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What is Melanie's favorite memory from childhood?

For the most part Melanie tries not to dwell on the memories of her human life. They are no longer compatible with who and what she is now and they tend to make her uncomfortable for reasons that she can't, or has chosen not to, explain. Her human life ended in tragedy, horror and pain, and she is quite glad to have left it behind.

Added to the fact that there is something of a haze over her human life, most especially her early years, it is difficult for her to actually retain or focus on anything from those years. That being said, there is one thing that she remembers more clearly than the others which was the opportunity that she had to attend an opera with her father as a special treat for her birthday when she turned six. The opera itself was Richard Strauss' opera "Salome,"which premiered in Dresden in 1905. She remembers very little of the opera itself, rather remembering the elaborate costumes, her special dress that was bought for the event, and the sheer pomp and circumstance of the event.

#head canon #melanie hertz #angel rp #buffy rp #avengers rp

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echo-rp-resources · 12 years ago

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Gif Hunt Navigation for Claire Holt

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earthschosenheroes-rp · 12 years ago

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Open Character: Melanie Hertz | Vampire Hybrid | HYDRA Agent | Alignment: HYDRA | 134 years old

FC: Claire Holt

Melanie's goal since the beginning was to become stronger, tougher, faster, to become better than she ever was. She was barely a woman when she was killed and turned into a vampire; ripped from the arms of her father while her whole family was killed in front of her. She would never forget that feeling, the sickening feeling of helplessness that she felt so acutely in the last hours of her life. She believed it would be the last thing that she ever felt until she awoke as a vampire the next night. Very few of her mortal memories remain that matter to her, but the night that she died is one that she could never forget. It became the focal point of her existence; to find those that had tormented her, and to make them suffer, and at long last, they did. They, and all of those of the mortal world that dared cross her path in the in between.

Years passed, with little to do to occupy her time other than hunt, and travel until she found that war was upon them, and it was a beautiful thing. Perhaps it was the sheer veracity of her hunger, perhaps it was the savagery of her kills, but it was in the midst of the world war that she was called upon to do her duty, or so they claimed. The German war machine wanted her, and those like her. Sanctioned, free for all kill zones. All the necks that she could eat, and with a handsome reward to boot. How could she refuse such a generous offer? It was as the war began to draw towards its inevitable end that she received another offer that she could not bring herself to reject. The offer was made by an organization behind the machine, the elite unit simply called HYDRA. The rumors had abounded, the whispers of the elite, of men that were not men, of weapons more advanced than anything the world had seen, but they had been just that – until they weren’t.

They could make her more than she was, they said. And they were right. The process took time, a little here, a little there, the experiments brutal at times, and excruciating at others, but she endured. It was worth it for she could now change her appearance into an animalistic creature while entering a beserker like state. Currently, she is partnered with Lt. Kurt Adler, and recently arrived in New York to get a line on the supernatural threat to the city and talk about potential alliances.

Character traits: Quick-Witted, Meticulous, Charming, Bloodthirsty, Vengeful, Competitive

Skills & Abilities:

Enhanced superhuman strength, endurance, fortitude and speed.

Enhanced heightened senses.

Enhanced healing factor.

Shapeshifting ability, bezerker beast form.

Altered vampiric features dues to genetic alteration.

Skilled in torture, interrogation, infiltration and subterfuge.

Speaks German, English, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Latin, Dutch and Japanese.

Skilled in hand to hand, ranged and melee weapons.

Other Important Information:

Partner of Lt. Kurt Adler

Operates out of HYDRA's main Headquarters

Gifs and other resources for Melanie can be found [here]

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sapphic-sustrai · 4 years ago

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🖋 + norbert or melanie?

I’ll do both, because I couldn’t decide which one to do!!

Melanie:

In terms of the future, Melanie definitely wants to get married and have kids. Melanie has always had a very strong maternal instinct, most that know her would say that she’d be a great mother.

Melanie doesn’t take criticism very well. However, since attending Atlas Academy she’s been making an effort to correct this.

During her time at Pharos Academy, she had a total of two boyfriends & one girlfriend. She’s still on good terms with her ex-girlfriend, but not with her two ex-boyfriends.

She writes to her best friend Brooke often while away at Atlas Academy. Brooke always looks forward to reading Melanie’s letters and learning more about her teammates. Brooke had a small crush on Douglas at first, but that changed after finding out about Douglas’ crush on Norbert.

During around the time Volume 7 roles around, it’s a long story but this is when Melanie meets Ilia. She didn’t crush on her immediately, she was very eager to befriend her though. It wasn’t until after spending more time with Ilia, that she realized that she had feelings for her.

Norbert:

Sometimes they like to paint their nails. Douglas & Melanie loved how their nails looked and wanted Norbert to paint their nails as well. A few times a month, they’ll get together and Norbert will paint everyone’s nails… except for Olwen, she’s just there for the company and snacks.

Norbert isn’t much of a talker, but they’re a very good listener.

If they find something to be incredibly funny, they’ll break out into a giggle fit. They’re a bit embarrassed of this, but Douglas thinks that it’s one of the cutest things about them.

They usually carry around a pocket knife with them at all times because you never know when it could come in handy.

Norbert knew Weiss a bit in the past because their older siblings Albert & Winter were often in the same class. Weiss was pretty mean to Norbert the few times that they saw each other. Weiss apologizes to Norbert years later, promising that she’ll treat them better and expresses that she hopes that they can become friends. Norbert forgives her pretty quickly, but holds her to her promises. They become quite close during Volumes 2-3 and are basically wlw/mlm solidarity.

Time to Gush About My OCS

#rwby #rwby oc #melanie hertz #norbert beaufort #asks #schrodingers-catgirl #thanks for the ask!!

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sapphic-sustrai · 5 years ago

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Team DMNO Bios: Melanie Hertz.

So, last time I shared the leader of DMNO Douglas Craig’s bio. It’s now time to talk about my yeehaw daughter, Melanie Hertz! If there are any errors, I will go back and fix them eventually.

Previous DMNO Bios:

Douglas Craig.

That being said, more will be underneath the cut.

Full Name: Melanie Celosia Hertz.

Alias: The Sizzlin’ Striker, The Monster Duo {an alias that she shares with Olwen, that was given to them by the Atlas Academy student body}.

Nickname{s}: Mel {used by everyone}, Melly {only used by Douglas}, Buttercup {only used by her father}, Annie {only used by Phlegon}, Flame Brain {only used by Douglas}, Blaze {only used by Olwen}.

Age: 18 {Vol. 1-3}.

Gender: Cis Female.

Race: Highland Cow Faunus, she has cow horns that curve upwards.

D.O.B/Star Sign: August 12th/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.

Body Type: Pear body shape, short, athletic build, medium-length legs, strong leg muscles, small amount of muscle on her arms.

Hairstyle{s}:

Low-hanging braided pigtails, bangs side swept to the left side {Youth}.

Long-length style, tied into a high ponytail, bangs side swept to the left side {Vol. 1-3}.

Hair Colour{s}: As of right now, honey brown. When she was younger, she had much lighter hair, but it got darker as she got older.

Eye Colour: Hazel.

Aura Colour: Burnt Orange.

Emblem: An outline of a burning heart, with the bottom points separated and curved outwards like a cow’s horns and a miniature heart in the center. The burning heart outline is burnt orange and the miniature heart is honey orange.

Weapon{s}: Blazin’ Buckaroos.

Blazin’ Buckaroos are a pair of buckaroo-style cowboy boots, with a firing mechanism built into them {similar to Yang’s Ember Celica & Mercury’s Talaria}.

The Buckaroos are primarily beige, with honey orange fire designs etched in and mahogany brown bottoms. The branding iron soles are copper, with a rusty look. The spurs of her boots are bronze, with built in flint.

Alongside her kicks, she’ll primarily fire explosive rounds or streams of fire {almost like a flamethrower} from her boots.

Using fire dust, she can heat up the branding irons at the soles of her boots, causing her feet to become searing hot. Clicking the spurs at the back will ignite the boots completely, causing her boots to blaze up for a short amount of time. Combining these two elements is a deadly combination that adds tremendous fire power to Melanie’s kicks.

Dust can be inserted vertically into the two chambers located in the heels of her boots.

The boots are made with a fire-resistant leather.

Types of Dust Used: Primarily fire dust. However, she’ll sometimes use rock dust in tandem with fire, creating a magma element. She’ll also use air dust, allowing her to kick in order to jump higher into the air {it looks as if she’s walking on air}.

Other Equipment:

Dust Pouch {where she keeps her dust crystals and it’s kept on the right side of her belt. It is hickory brown}.

Fighting Style: Melanie’s fighting style is a combination of Savate {French foot fighting}, aggressive precise kicks, and grapples. Sometimes she’ll incorporate quick jabs as well.

Semblance: Engine Burst - A semblance that allows the user to develop engine-like protrusions made of aura that manifest around her calves. This grants the user increased speed and extra kicking power for a brief period of time. She can only use her semblance in short bursts, otherwise it will cause her legs to lock up for about a minute or two. There are three gears, First, Second & Third. First gear is the standard, Second will give a bit more of a boost, and Third is the semblance’s, “overdrive”, mode. As of right now, Melanie can only access the first two gears, but cannot access the third. She’s attempted once, but this caused her legs to lock up for 24 hours.

Other Skills, Talents, etc…

Vast knowledge of farm animals & how to take care of them.

Very athletic.

Has good driving skills, thanks to learning how to operate farm equipment at a young age.

Even without the use of her semblance, she’s the fastest member of her team on foot.

Current Affiliation: Atlas Academy

Previous Affiliation: Pharos Academy.

Place of Origin: Vale, in the agricultural district.

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, herself, Norbert Beaufort & Olwen Kunik.

Partner: Olwen Kunik.

Team Role: Melee DPS.

Status: Alive.

Positive Qualities: Optimistic, big-hearted {always willing to lend a hand to those who need it}, passionate, encouraging, nurturing, athletic, protective, daring.

Neutral Qualities: Stubborn, outspoken, dominating, assertive.

Negative Qualities: Impatient, hot-headed {impulsive & a bit reckless}, brash {in a noisy & overbearing way}, overconfident, blunt.

Likes:

Horseback riding.

Apple picking.

Being outdoors.

Knitting.

Going on hikes with friends.

Kickboxing.

Gardening {she loves growing vegetables & flowers specifically}.

Spending time with her niece.

Dislikes:

Green apples {she finds them too bitter}.

Ghosts {she has phasmophobia}.

People who talk trash about their families for no reason {however, she does understand if someone has a bad relationship with their parents}.

People who chew with their mouths open.

She’s not the biggest fan of romantic comedy movies.

She hates it when people make comments about her height.

Favourite...?

Food: Apples {red delicious are her favourite}, breakfast foods {ham & cheese omelettes, hash browns, peanut butter on whole wheat toast, bacon and pancakes are her favourites}.

Drink: Apple cider & orange juice.

Season/Weather: Autumn/sunny & slightly cloudy.

Colour: Marigold & hickory brown.

Animal: Horses.

Movie Genre: Thriller & action movies.

Music Genre: Country & hip-hop.

Relationships:

Ignatius Hertz:

Relationship: Biological Father, good overall, but he can be overprotective of her.

Status: Alive.

Melaina Chastain:

Relationship: Biological Mother, good.

Status: Deceased.

Phlegon Hertz:

Relationship: Biological Older Brother {by 8 years}, good.

Status: Alive.

Ashley Keen:

Relationship: Sister-in-Law, married to her brother, good.

Status: Alive.

Hestia Hertz-Keen:

Relationship: Niece, daughter of Phlegon & Ashley, good.

Status: Alive.

Hephaestus Hertz:

Relationship: Paternal Grandfather, good.

Status: Alive.

Melantha Chastain:

Relationship: Maternal Grandmother, good.

Status: Alive.

Brooke Mathers:

Relationship: Closest Friend, grew up next door to each other, good.

Status: Alive.

Norbert Beaufort:

Relationship: 2nd Closest Friend, teammate, good.

Status: Alive.

Olwen Kunik:

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

Status: Alive.

Douglas Craig:

Relationship: Close Friend, teammate, good overall, but they do clash often because of their differing personalities.

Status: Alive.

Team RWBY:

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

Status: Alive.

Team JNPR:

Relationship: Friends, good overall, gets along with Nora the best, gets along with Ren the least.

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

Penny Polendina:

Relationship: Friends, good.

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

Ilia Amitola:

Relationship: Friend, crush, they don’t meet until much later on.

Status: Alive.

Early Life {Backstory}:

Melanie was born and raised in the Kingdom of Vale, in the agricultural district.

She grew up on a ranch called, “Woolwood Meadows”, that primarily raises sheep for wool. The ranch was started by Melanie’s paternal grandfather years ago. Her grandfather also started up a forge on the property called, “Hertz Ironworks”.

For most of her life, it’s just been herself, her father Ignatius, and her older brother Phlegon. Ignatius attended Atlas Academy and soon joined the military after graduation. Eventually he decided to settle down with Melaina and take over the ranch from his father, Hephaestus. Phlegon has taken over the forge on the farm and lives on the property with his wife Ashley and their daughter Hestia. Phlegon will eventually inherit the farm when his father retires.

Melanie didn’t know her mother Melaina very well. Her mother passed away when she was around 3 years old. Melaina was a Huntress who sustained fatal injuries while out on a mission. Her death was unexpected and the family took it hard… especially Ignatius. From then onward, he became overprotective of both of his children.

Phlegon decided that he wanted to inherit the farm when he was older, so he wasn’t the one he had to worry about as much. His worry over his son disappeared over time. Melanie on the other hand has always wanted to become a Huntress just like her mother… that worried Ignatius beyond belief and he continued to worry over his daughter’s safety.

It took plenty of convincing and begging from Melanie for Ignatius to allow her to attend a combat school. However, he wanted her to attend a school that was close to home and she would have to call him every weekend to let him know how she’s doing. So, Melanie decided to attend Pharos Academy.

When it came time to pick the next academy that she’d be attending, Melanie wanted to attend Atlas, but her Father wanted Melanie to attend Vale instead because it was closer. This caused the two of them to have the biggest argument that they’ve ever had and they didn’t speak to each other for about a week.

Phlegon stepped in and got the two of them to talk to each other. Ignatius finally opened up about how losing his wife made him fear about what could happen to his children if they weren’t careful. Melanie understood where her father was coming from, but that was no excuse for how he was treating her. Melanie finally told her family that the reason why she wanted to become a huntress was because she wanted to use her strength to protect those that couldn’t protect themselves. She also says that she wants to attend Atlas because it was the school that her father attended in his youth. She states that her two biggest inspirations in her life are her mother & father, that they’re the ones that inspire her to do what’s right.

Ignatius reconciled with his daughter and promised that he was going to try and ease up on his over protectiveness. He supported his daughter’s decision to attend Atlas and Melanie promises that she’ll call home every single weekend to check in. Not because she was instructed to, but because she wants to.

Primary Attire {Youth}:

Baggy Button Up Shirt {honey orange, top two buttons left unbuttoned, long sleeved but they’re rolled up halfway}.

Plain Shirt {daisy white, crew neck, long sleeved}.

Denim Overall Shorts {Blue, with gold buckles, a heart outline was sewn into the front flap}.

Shortie-Style Cowboy Boots {mahogany brown}.

Atlas Academy Uniform:

Melanie pretty much wears the standard Atlas Academy girl’s uniform. The only exception is that she wears her cowboy hat with the uniform.

Primary Attire {Vol. 1-3}:

Bull Rider Cowboy Hat {straw, with a mahogany brown hat band, brim & chin strap, usually wears it whenever it’s hot outside or during battle, when not in use it hangs on her back from the adjustable chin strap around her neck}.

Button-up Blouse {orange & brown plaid, first three buttons are left unbuttoned, short sleeved}.

Henley Shirt {daisy white, top two buttons left unbuttoned, sleeves cut off halfway}.

Leather Horseback Riding Gloves {hickory brown}.

Leather Belt {mahogany brown, with a gold belt buckle, dust pouch hangs from the right side of the belt}.

Denim Dungarees {brown, with mahogany brown straps, gold buckles, with belt loops, her emblem is on the front, the front is left open on the right side, while the right strap hangs from her side, she moves the right strap back on her shoulder during fights, pant legs are always tucked into her boots, 100% flame resistant}.

When not wearing the Blazin’ Buckaroos, she wears a pair of carpenter boots {hickory brown, with beige laces}.

Other Notes About Appearance:

Has dimples.

She doesn’t have a tattoo yet and is still trying to decide what she’d want.

Used to have her ears pierced as a child, hasn’t re-pierced them in a while.

Has a burn mark on her left calf. She was around 10 years old and there was an incident where she accidentally burned herself.

If She Had a Voice it Would Be: Cassandra Lee Morris.

Misc. Trivia:

Melanie’s reasons for making her weapon a pair of cowboy boots was not only because of her fighting style, but also because she finds them very comfortable to wear. She has around 10 pairs of cowboy boots in her closet at home.

On the ranch the family deals with sheep, alpacas and goats. However, each member of the family owns a horse, Melanie’s is named Autumn. There are also the three dogs named Bramble, Hazel & Maize. All of the dogs are Border Collies. Finally, there are the three barn cats named Pumpkin, Butternut & Big Max. All of the cats are all tabby, except for Butternut who’s a Maine Coon.

Melanie can play the fiddle, the banjo, and the guitar. She prefers playing acoustic guitars more than electric because It fits her style more.

She speaks with a strong Southern accent. When talking to someone that she likes {whether it’s platonic or romantic}, she’ll often refer to them as, “Sug”, which is basically the short form of sugar.

Aside from becoming a Huntress, other careers that Melanie has thought about pursuing were professional kick boxer, physical therapist or firefighter.

Melanie’s last name Hertz is derived from the German word herz meaning, “heart”, and was used as a nickname for a big-hearted person. Melanie and most members of her family are often described as some of the most big-hearted individuals in all of Remnant.

Melanie never skips leg day.

That’s all that I have for Melanie right now! Any comments or critiques would be greatly appreciated and my askbox is always open! I’m thinking that I’ll be posting the next member of DMNO Norbert’s bio in the next few days or at least by next weekend. I’ll be posting again soon, so keep your eye out for it!

#rwby #rwby oc #team dmno #melanie hertz

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sapphic-sustrai · 6 years ago

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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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sapphic-sustrai · 6 years ago

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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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sapphic-sustrai · 6 years ago

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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

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