Talk:Maidens/@comment-33502963-20171105155512/@comment-4010415-20171105162351

On the Silver-Eyed Warriors thing... Monty didn't come up with the Maidens until after they finished making Volume 2. Ruby's silver eyes were pointed out in the very first episode of Volume 1, and at a panel, Monty had mentioned that there is a rare eye color that is really special. Ruby's silver eyes were always planned to be special, even before Monty had the idea for the Maidens.

Plus, it would seem way too coincidental that some historically-significant Summer Maiden had silver eyes and then, centuries/millennia later, Summer Rose, who just happened to also have silver eyes, became the Summer Maiden and then passed down the Summer Maiden powers to Ruby, who also just happens to have silver eyes.

It's more likely that silver eyes are a genetic trait that has a magical power connected to it.

Besides, if Ruby was the Summer Maiden, Qrow would've literally told her so. Instead, his answer to her both times she has asked has been "Silver eyes." The first time, he told her the legend about Silver-Eyed Warriors, and the second time, he answered that Salem's not happy that Ruby knows how to use her silver eyes. And surely, if Ruby's powers were actually just Summer Maiden powers, Salem would've realized this as soon as she used her powers on Cinder, and she would be referring to Ruby as the Summer Maiden, no? She would be ordering someone to go take Ruby's Maiden powers, rather than saying "Get the silver-eyed girl and bring her back alive."

The Maiden tattoos could be a thing, but on the other hand, it could also be in connection with the Grimm glove that Cinder used. It's hard to tell. I just figured Vernal has a tattoo because she's a bandit, as it's part of a stereotypical bandit look.