Talk:Penny/@comment-25555436-20150308201601/@comment-84.184.141.147-20150308214829

In some SF stories, a soul (or it's equivalent) is a form of energy.

To give an example: in the story of Perry Rhodan, the soul is called Overlaying sixtarelate Frequency (OSRF constant), a five- to six-dimensional energy construct, that interferes with the bioelectricity of a beings nervous system to create the mind.

If you assume the souls in RWBY to be a similar thing, you could say, they made Penny by transplanting this energy into an artificial body.

It also gives an explanation to the root of Aura.