Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-12443850-20130808003319/@comment-15374346-20130816234744

I have a very unlikely theory on the Grim, basically inspired by a fanfiction I read for RWBY.

Back when Humanity was jsut leaving the cave, the Grim were, in a way, current big civilization, having been byproduct of expiraments of possibly antoher race before them who had been rebelled agaisnt by the Grim. Unlinke our civilization, the Grimm all still followed a more animalistic lifestyle, yet they together were the first to discover the Dust, though it was only from small, insefficient surface sources. Also, only a select few Grim species had the ingenuity and creativity to develop the Dust as incredibly primitive weapons like smokebombs and electric spears.

Humanity, who lived in fear of the Grim and were commnoyl viewed as pests, being reacted to much like a human seeing a cockroach: squished on sight. This woudl leave humantiy in constant fear of the Grim. Yet, at one point, humans learned to use matierials liek iron and other metals, leading them to search for said matierials, and this is how they stumbled upon Dust.

After developing the Dust beyond the Grim's understanding, Humanity would begin their campaign agaisnt the Grim, and this would lead the Grim to view Humanity as what Humanity viewed them: foolish beasts who sought only to destroy and kill. As centuries passed, both sides would become evenly matched, until Humantiy discovered vast quantities of Dust underground, and with this, they forced the Grim back into the darkest corners of their world.

Yet, the Grim, althoguh scattered, with their sentience depleating, would never forget the vile humans that had taken their world, and labeled them as evil, while when the Grim watched fro mafar, they foudn that humans fought amognst themselves for power and pleasure. While the Grim had lived under the ruel of one and accepted that, all Humans ever wanted was to be the leader, and they kill, lie, cheat, and bribe to get that power.

Yet, perhaps that was what made Humanity better than the Grim, who never questioned orders or never felt something as pointless to themselves as love. Humans coudl make chocies for their individual selves, and had the power to see the world as more than just a world, but also as lands to create and build. Perhaps, in lacking this, the Grim would meet their temporary defeat, and would lurk in the shadows, waiting for their chance to return.