Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-1599757-20151212162645/@comment-25396609-20151212204753

Drumboy168 wrote: Phantomlink959 wrote: Maybe.

I still think the runes are just advanced aura, and maybe the maiden thing max levels it? I was thinking maybe demigod like elemental powers since Ozpin specified it allowed something to be done "without dust" Well, thats the thing. Dust is pretty OP-it allows a whole host of wonderful abilities. As do semblances. Perhaps being a maiden lets you do all of it, and more?

That's what I was thinking, since you presumably maintain your other abilities plus whatever bonuses the maiden thing grants.