Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27404492-20170417075739/@comment-26397825-20170507053231

Actually, I'm of the opinion that the Headmaster of the various Acadamies are the Wizard of Oz allusions, and Qrow is an allusion to Odin's ravens. This would make the Headmaster of Shade an allusion to the Scarecrow, with Oscar as an allusion to Dorothy to round it all out.