Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-28189972-20160414231859/@comment-28189972-20160415000326

Phantomlink959 wrote: Fire dust or lava dust, not glass dust.

There is no.precedent for maiden powers increasing natural abilitiea like semblance: they are completely distinct abilities, and Amber was using the maiden powers well after her aura failed.

Cinder created glass before getting the powers, and the dust in her dress glowed.

She created obsidian when in the CCT, and.the dust in her cat suit glowed.

Every time she has created glass (prior to getting the full powers, maybe after i am not entirely sure) the dust in her outfit glowed.

She replaced her own weapons with obsidian after getting the maiden powers, and indeed changed MANY elements of her outward appearance, because Qrow saw her, he only got a glimpse but that is enough ti pin down key identifying features, many of which she changed. When I say it amplified her semblance, I mean she was able to create the extra heat needed to make glass by herself instead of using dust to do it. Fire powers are part of the maiden package. Semblances have limits.

Lava dust is a thing, but we've never seen someone rapidly cool it and make obsidian. If Cinder had a heat manipulation semblance, it would explain why she could even make obsidian weapons.

Her outfit glows because she pulls out her obsidian weapons from the lava dust sewn into it.

Everytime she makes just normal shards, after she gains the powers, her clothes don't glow. Because she doesn't need the heat from dust anymore. Look at the fight in the CCT. When she makes those glass shards, she doesn't glow.

Qrow didn't see her weapon. He only saw her clothes. Which are very similar to what she wears now. She didn't change much.