Talk:Team RWBY/@comment-12726710-20160403041833/@comment-26397825-20160403042115

We have. We've also sorta linked it to Melanie and Miltiades Malachite, who were early prototypes of Ruby and Weiss. They also have Junior, who's name means Black Bear, to tie in the Prince who was turned into a Bear in the same story, and their background may include a 'Dwarf' who caused hassles for them in the past or was the reason why Mel and Miltia work for Junior now.

That's speculation, of course, but the story does tie in with their character designs.