Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-96.233.74.45-20140413040730/@comment-10390252-20140526113139

Katanacosmatic wrote: Technically no, her semblance is literally the glyphs. They're just multi-purpose! My feeling is Weiss's semblance is just the shield/platform glyphs. However, she can use their energy to trigger Dust, either directly or through Myrtenaster, creating a wide range of effects.

So, Aura creates Semblance which can be modified by Dust (Aura and Dust Mages use this method) or Aura can directly power Dust in weapons, clothing and armour/shields (by far the most common application).