Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-17760348-20131021233145/@comment-82.12.156.248-20140407183957

Judging from the story of the birth of mankind (they came from "Dust") it seems to me like the people of Remnant (or at least of Vale) are accepting of a creationist theory. In that case then Faunus and Humans may share the same origin and, if so, I see no reason why they couldn't have romantic, sexual or even reproductive relationships between the two races.

Obviously from a biological standpoint it seems as if logic would dictate that Faunus have a larger amount of genes and therefore chromosomes to help accomodate for their beastial inheritence. If that is the case then a Darwinism approach would suggest that Faunus are either an advanced Homo Erectus (a final bridge between Erectus and Sapien) OR they Homo Novis (the next step in human evolution). If that were the case then it makes sense that humans would see them as lesser beings due to natural tendency to judge oneself as superior.

Also worth mentioning is that, if they do have a larger number of chromosomes, and the process of reproduction IS the same as the real world (something I highly doubt will ever be explored by Monty; something just tells me that "What happens when Faunus and Humans fuck?" is a question he never asked himself...) then it would biologically impossible for them to procreate, they'd be an entirely different species; it would be like a human trying to procreate with a chimp. Basically put it this way: Until otherwise stated, then operate under the assumption that they can, because it's boring otherwise, unless you're doing a story about future White Monkey with Weiss brooding and you feel like some angst is perfect... or something like that.

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From a social stand-point, I imagine the Faunus community at large would widely accept them. People like Blake don't even discriminate against humans, she'd probably see a half-blood as a symbol of unity; and I'm guessing the majority would to. Humans, I'm guessing would be split fifty-fifty. They'd still be treat exactly as Faunus (people like Team RWBY accepting them whilst people like Team CRDL ostracise them). The only real difference in the dynamic is that the human parent could also be victimised for "sleeping with dogs" (or something along those lines).

The biggest issue could be with the freedom fighters/terrorists that see humans as a true threat. The White Fang for example could see a half-blood as a sign of weakness, the Faunus parent would likely be branded for life as a coward or something similar for accepting the human way of life, the way of subjugation and oppression. The half-blood would likely not only have half of humanity to worry about, but also half of the protestant Faunus organisations (namely those like the White Fang who are violent and aggressive though not everyone in a choir is friendly...).