Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-24122282-20151227033542

I was researching themes for an OC team, when I came across something almost magical, you could say- ...Actually, alchemical is a better term.

I found something called the Magnum opus. For those who don't know, this is the process of working with something called the prima materia—known as "first matter"— to create the philosopher's stone. The original four stages consisted of:


 * Nigredo, which is blackening or melanosis.


 * Albedo, which is whitening or leucosis.


 * Citrinitas, which is yellowing or xanthosis.


 * and finally, Rubedo, which is reddening or iosis.

You guys see where I'm going with this? ...The original stages were red, white, black, and yellow.

So! My question is: Was this one of Monty's inspirations for Team RWBY?

Or do you guys think this is going to build up to become something bigger? Say, for example, Team RWBY comes together to create something powerful enough to, oh, I dunno... Destroy Cinder? Wipe out the Grimm? Reconnect the signals between the kingdoms (as seen in Dec. 26's World of Remnant)? Bring peace to all of Remnant?

And now that I think about it, the prima materia might very well be Dust.

It's all just a theory for now. But I'd like to hear your opinions on the subject~. 