Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20160807005311/@comment-25936766-20160921212920

BenRG wrote: 1-Yeah, Atlas, as we know it, is just the school and the military headquarters. The rest of the city state is overrun with Grimm and has been for long enough that Atlas no longer thinks of itself as anything other than an expression of its military.

2-As for the rest, it is quite possible that not all of the Maidens believed Ozpin's theory of the looming threat; the Brotherhood could hardly imprison them, after all (indeed, it is unlikely that they could be held against their will at all). However, Amber's destruction probably has sent any others who were refusing to heed the warning running for cover. 1-.....Again, did I miss anything? When was all of this mentioned? I remember it being said it used to be called Mantle, and over time the Academy gained more prominence until it effectively replaced Mantle's name with it's own, Atlas. I don't remember them having an eternal war with Grimm.

Plus, if their city-state has been overrun, for years if not decades, how can they still produce so much?

2-Mmm....but in that case, considering that the Internet is down and no one has any real idea of what happened in Vale, it would take some time before the other Maidens find out Amber is dead and thus they should hide and/or find protection. Unless they got warned when Amber got sucked by Cinder, but long before the Battle of Beacon.