Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-26073173-20170908222723/@comment-4010415-20170909082742

Sooo... my main issue with the theory is that we've been told that all four Relics are hidden in all four academies. Not only that, we were told "The Huntsman Academies were created to train generations of Humanity's protectors, but they also serve another purpose - guarding the Relics. When Ozpin's predecessor founded the schools, he built them around the Relics to act as a fortress."

Ozpin's predecessor founded the Huntsman Academies at the end of the Great War, and the Great War ended about 80 years ago.

Glynda said "The Maidens have existed for thousands of years."

I think the reason Salem wants all the Maidens is like SYUTK said - to take powerful weapons out of the enemies' hands and have them for herself. That way, her enemies can't use them against her, but she can use them against her enemies.