Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-68.49.230.229-20141101064001

Back when Pyrrha helped bring out Jaune's aura, her words while doing it mentioned "to achieve immortality... and unbound by death". What we learn on that episode and later, that hunters/huntresses are those with stronger auras than others and have greater control over it, forming a defensive barrier that protects them, enhances their senses/strength/reflexes, and helps heal all but the most serious of injuries. Though this all comes as a great boon, the extensive use of aura required by all to perform at their best or sustained damage from attacks, drains them of it. My theory is this, those among the highest caliber of hunter/huntress, have so much control or are gifted with such a reservoir of aura, that the natural "auto-heal" that it provides, can maintain their youth/appearance indefinately unless drained through extended battle or use. It's even crazy to think that Ozpin, Glynda and even Ironwood and Qrow may have lived during "The War". 