Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20160103163552/@comment-5217560-20160103214501

Ozpin's vague description of Maiden abilities indicate that what would normally need to be accomplished through Dust, is done soley through the Maiden's own abiliities. So while manipulating the forces of nature usually require Dust, being Maiden negates the middle piece. In the fight against Cinder, Glynda threw what is presumed to be a Dust crystal into the sky, which caused hail.