Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20141031002615/@comment-24994749-20141216125221

LiveandSound wrote: Cortana said man. However, she didn't say human.

It's possible that when she said "man" she was reffering to both humans and faunus.

From the opening narration:

"Mankind has grown quite fond of recounting the exploits of heroes and villains, forgetting so easily that we are remnants, byproducts, of a forgotten past." {Could be referring to both humans and faunus.}

"Man, born from dust, was strong, wise, and resourceful, but he was born into an unforgiving world. An inevitable darkness — creatures of destruction — the creatures of Grimm - set their sights on man and all of his creations. These forces clashed, and it seemed the darkness was intent on returning man's brief existence to the void." {Could be referring to both human and faunus, though none of the silhouettes shown have animal traits.}

"...man's passion, resourcefulness, and ingenuity led them to the tools that would help even the odds. This power was appropriately named "Dust"." {Again could be referring both to human and faunus, but the silhouttes used don't have animal traits.}

"Nature's wrath in hand, man lit their way through the darkness, and in the shadow's absence came strength, civilization, and most importantly, life." {Same as above.}

WoR: Dust.

"Dust. By definition, it is a naturally occurring energy propellant that can be triggered by the aura of Humans and Faunus." {No arguments here.}

"Since its discovery, man has concocted a multitude of ways in which to harness these mysterious crystals." {Most logic, given than the episode begins stating both humans and faunus use Dust would be to assume that here it is being used to reefer to both.}

WoR: Kingdoms

"The world of Remnant is a dangerous place, particularly for man. In the countless years that humanity has roamed the planet, civilizations have grown and fallen." {Man and human are used interchangeably.}

"These four kingdoms, with the help of natural barriers and human tenacity, have proven that they have the will to survive." {The kingdoms are refereed as human specifically.}

"Each kingdom has a governing council to represent the people and their needs. Next, comes the military. While most kingdoms only call on its citizens to serve when needed..." {We know faunus are currently living within the kingdoms.}

"Roaming nomads and small villages are not uncommon." {Given Blake uses being a nomad as cover up, at least some nomads must be faunus.}

"...the huntsmen academies." {We know hunters might be either human or faunus.}

"The next generation of defenders that will live and die to protect the lifestyle that they've become so accustomed to." {Putting it together with the next sentence, I think it's interesting that it say that they fight for the lifestyle and not their lives.}

"They are the key to mankind's survival..." {Given than above man and human were used interchangeably, this might be implying that the kingdoms are necessary for human survival not necessarily faunus.}

WoR: Grimm

"While often referred to simply as "Grimm" in the common vernacular, these beings serve as the greatest foe to mankind. For as long as humanity can recall walking the surface of Remnant, so do they remember this wicked force." {Again, man and human are used interchangeably.}

"... the Grimm exclusively attack humans and their creations." {Here is where people started to wonder if the Grimm target faunus, since they went as far as to say "exclusively" humans and human creations.}

"While occasional skirmishes between wildlife and Grimm have occurred, these instances appear to be based on territorial provocations..." {Unless they are treating the faunus as "wildlife" which would support that theory that the Faunus War was something along the lines of the colonization of the American continent.}

WoR: Aura

"Huntsmen are widely regarded as the world's greatest warriors." {WE know both human and faunus can be hunters.}

"Aura is a manifestation of the soul, a life force that runs through every living creature on Remnant..." {Fuel for the theory that the Grimm aren't alive or that they aren't local to Remnant.}