Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-1173941-20130917000926/@comment-3146930-20130917002915

I am actually quite good at making theories if I do say so myself. So...

In the intro to RWBY, after the defeat of the Grimm in the original war, four kingdoms rose to power. However it is implied that over time, these kingdoms either fell out of power or where replaced with other forms of government as the four castle that signal kingdoms fade off the map. However this could mean that despite the old kingdoms being replaced, they still refer to the four major regions of Vale as "kingdoms" to pay homage to their past.

In the event that there is still a type of king or queen, it is possibly that it is like England. I mean England still has a royal family and a queen, but they don't have nearly as much power anymore and are mostly respected out of the old ways.