Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14909251-20170522044827/@comment-14909251-20170827211627

KingFubuki92 wrote: But there aren't really any stable communities in Vacuo. Most of the people seem to Nomadic since they constantly run the risk of Grimm Attacks, and the scene shown in Vacuo during the Vytal Festival had the viewers at a parked Camper. Tukson should have known this, seeing as Vacuo's desolation seems common knowledge, so his fleeing there was more likely in the hopes they'd be too busy fighting Grimm to chase after one deserter, or not find it worth it, which also factors into why Mercury and Emerald killed him before he got away, so they could get him before he becomes one of Vacuo's many Nomads. If the White Fang had a presence in Vacuo, which they more than likely do, they wouldn't focus on him..... At least that's what he was probably thinking. Plus, its quite possible the Vacuo division of the WF, if there is one, could be Adam supporters too. Unlike Solitas and Anima, Sanus' kingdoms are relatively close to one another and easier to establish contact with without the need for the CCT. Adam would only need an airship to fly over and could easily establish contact with whatever members that are there, and have them be allies. If the WF truly sees Adam's faction as rogue but still have a Vacuo faction in close range to Adam's, then why wouldn't they have the Vacuo faction stop Adam. Before Episode 11 of Volume 4, you could argue it was because the Rogue Faction thing was a lie, but since we know its true based on Ilia's scroll, then its because the Vacuo branch could be in cahoots with Adam's group. Adam is definitely leading a rogue faction. He didn't even choose to go rogue really, he was threatened into it by Cinder. What makes him and his faction rogue is not violence, but aligning themselves with humans. Even if they are disreputable humans who want to bring down the current human leadership, the White Fang under Khan has been very hostile to all humans. We don't know what kind of following Adam could have had prior to the events of Breach and especially the fall of Beacon. I think it is reasonable to say both events greatly elevated his position and influence within the organization. Prior to those successes, one would be likely hard-pressed to find sympathizers elsewhere.

The presumption about Vacuo being inhospitable to the White Fang is, as a result, misinformed in my opinion. Personally, I think it would be unusual for Sun to have an opinion about the White Fang if they had no presence in Vacuo. He had been in Mistral, but if that was just for school then he would likely not have been there long enough to have significant interaction with the group. Whatever the situation is in Vacuo, I think its lack of significant government means the White Fang has to have some kind of presence in the Kingdom.