Author's note/subchapter

Thank you for sticking with me to this point. I'd like you all to know that I greatly appreciate your feedback and constructive criticism on my work. And because I appreciate it, I've decided to make a collection of fun facts for you all to enjoy. So; sit back and enjoy these non-essential, but entertaining side notes.

Fun Fact: Yang told Rust she'd sleep with him if he could manage to out-pun her. Needless to say, the two never "Yanged."

Fun Fact: Napier isn't actually paying attention in Professor Port's lectures. She's simply reciting the poem Ozymandias in her mind. Over. And over. And over still.

Fun Fact: Amber sleeps with a picture of Cole under her pillow. Cole sleeps with a picture of his boots under his pillow.

Fun Fact: Rust's grandfather is the owner of the Ryder company, one of the largest weapons manufacturers in the kingdoms. The company has an understanding with the Schnee Dust Company and the Thyst Railway Association, one that is mutually beneficial for all three parties.

Fun Fact: While most aspiring huntsmen and huntresses forge their own weapons, the Ryder company provides parts and trained technicians to assist in the process.

Fun Fact: All Ryder company mechanical prosthetics are powered by the same dust Amber uses as ammunition for Ambergris. The electrical properties of that dust make it an excellent source of power, while minimizing risk to the owner.

Fun Fact: Rust frequently enjoys singing in his underwear when he thinks he's alone. Napier frequently enjoys watching him from under the bed.

Fun Fact: Cole and Mercury have a very tense relationship because their weapons are so similar. Rust and Nora get along smashingly for the exact same reason.

Fun Fact: Flammkhole, Cole's weapon, is activated by inertia. When the trigger is forced by the device suddenly moving slower than the firing mechanism, it activates.

Fun Fact: The rockets that Rust fires from his weapon are powered by two different types of dust. Red dust produces the thrust that launches the rocket, while a mixture of white and orange dust create the explosions.

Fun Fact: Amelia's mother, Tabitha Thyst, was a huntress. Her signature orange scarf is the only memento she possesses from her mother's tragic death at the hands of the White Fang.

Fun Fact: Amelia can only use her semblance for ten minutes, and must recharge for at least half an hour. Otherwise she risks exhaustion, migraines, and total molecular destabilization.

Fun Fact: Rust cannot breathe while his semblance is active, and must be careful or he will run the risk of passing out from oxygen deprivation.

Fun Fact: Rust's semblance is much like a light switch. It takes no active concentration to maintain it, he needs only to flip it on or off. However, this is incredibly dangerous. If he passes out while his semblance is engaged, it will remain so until he dies from asphyxiation.

Fun Fact: What Chris lacks in people skills, he makes up for in leadership.

Fun Fact: Cole's analysis semblance allows him to analyze to a genetic level.

Fun Fact: Penelope is gifted with an eidetic memory. She's capable of remembering facts, and has the best grades of any student at Beacon. However people misjudge her because she's in a wheelchair.

Fun Fact: In spite of her handicap, Penelope is the most useful member of her team. Her semblance gives her a way with technology that most people would be utterly baffled by, and as a result she can build devices several years before anyone else would be able to come close.

Fun Fact: Chris has to wear glasses because his albinism has caused his eyes to deteriorate. His helmet's visor contains a built-in vision correction algorithm, so he doesn't risk breaking his glasses in combat.

Fun Fact: Because Chris is so immensely strong in his right arm, he is capable of swinging around the Saltshooter effortlessly.

Fun Fact: Rust and Cole's fathers both went to Beacon, and were on the same team together. The two were good friends and brothers-in-arms.

Fun Fact: Junior Xiong purchases most of his arms from the Ryder company. He and Rust are quite good friends because of their dealings.

Fun Fact: Amelia is quite envious of Pyrrha. Nobody's figured out why yet.

Fun Fact: Because of Napier's healing ability, her body will automatically reject any foreign substance that tries to enter her skin. Piercings will be ejected from her body, and her own blood is the only known substance that can tattoo her.

Fun Fact: Amelia claims she's becoming a huntress because she was told to by an old friend of hers, however her real motivation is to crush the White Fang so that nobody has to suffer the pain she's gone through with the loss of her mother.

Fun Fact: Night prefers music over fighting, and would rather put his semblance to use creating light shows for performances.

Fun Fact: Night is an incredibly talented musician, and can master almost any instrument very quickly.

Fun Fact: The reason Chris's armor resembles the AK-130 drone so much is because it's a refurbished prototype model. It's been modified to accommodate a human inside.