Talk:Pyrrha Nikos/@comment-10390252-20130821212259/@comment-10390252-20130821214644

My favored theory is that Dust is a long-term teratogenic pollutant that, over the centuries, has induced very small-scale mutations in some of the populace. This has given Ruby her speed, Yang her berserker mode and possibly Pyrrha her telekinesis.

This theory is also useful in explaining the origin of the Fauna without invoking deliberate genetic manipulation - Maybe some have suffered large scale mutations, causing recessive animal-like features like horns and prehensile ears to occur in those individuals. There is considerable racism against the Fauna because they are seen as 'subhuman' or 'diseased'. However, they can also be stronger and have better senses than humans.