u/HellishStampede

Mature rating because of profanity

Desert Nomad: Journey of Reckoning - Chapter 1 - HellishStampede - RWBY [Archive of Our Own]

Summary: A story based in RWBY's world, it's about a Nomadic desert tribe called The Morrow Tribe trying to Unite Vacuo's disparate Clans together to fight the Grimm.

They're met by all kinds of resistance including an unseen threat that caused two of their scouts to go missing and the tribe is forced to flee as Communications are jammed and there's no way to call for help.

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“Wren! We’ve got a problem!” a voice called.

Wren sighed. “Ulysses,” he said without moving.

The old man huffed, catching his breath. “Scouts aren’t reporting in. I think we’ve got trouble.”

“Probably just boozing because they're bored. It’s been quiet out here for weeks.”

“I thought so too,” Ulysses said, tense. “But when I tried the hunters? Nothing. Dead silence.”

That made Wren open his eyes. “What about the emergency channel?”

“Nothing! Like we fell off the map when we weren’t looking.”

Wren rose, the shade already a memory. “So much for a nap.”

“You think it’s a herd? Grimm headed our way?” Ulysses asked as they walked.

“Either that or everyone’s pulling a real committed prank,” Wren replied.

They trudged through the camp toward the comm station, the sun baking the sand beneath their boots.

“Makes no sense,” Ulysses muttered. “We were careful picking this spot. These sands have been dry of Grimm long before we even set up shop.”

“Maybe they went on vacation," Wren said dryly. "Decided to come home.”

Ulysses scowled. “I don’t see how you can joke at a time like this, boy.”

He glanced around, making sure no one was close enough to overhear. Then he leaned toward Wren and lowered his voice to a conspiratorial whisper.

"We could be under attack!”

“What’s got you so riled, old man? Grimm herds ain’t new in Vacuo. That and scorpions in your bed.”

“Aw, forget the damn scorpions,” Ulysses grumbled. “Your father made me your second for a reason. And I take that seriously! I might not be as tough as Wayne or quick as Jethro, but I still got something to contribute to the tribe.”

Wren gave a faint smile. “No one’s saying otherwise. You’re doing fine. I’m worried too. I’m walking, aren’t I? Let’s see what the fuss is.”

For my AU I came up with JCPR (Jasper) made up of two OCs along with Ciel and Penny because I wanted to see what their team dynamic looked like we missed in the show.

Was curious what others came up with for their own OCs. Or it could be Canon Characters on other teams.

I only have the one so far a Sword-Whip called Grimmthorn that's Biomechanical and made out of Grimm bones with the appearance of a Jagged Obsidian longsword meant to be a twisted allusion of Excalibur.

It's got two settings, one where it's whole and used as your typical longsword. The other being it's whip form where the sword segments itself and with a flick of your wrist it cuts grimm to pieces with more reach and in wide cleaving arcs.

The latter being possible because Grimmthorn is synchronized with it's wielder's grief and anger making it obey their will. This way Grimmthorn's special ability is a high risk high reward move, while slaying grimm you're also a walking dinner bell attracting more of them.

If you want to share your own weapon ideas for your OC's feel free.

What I mean is when I try to be as enlightened a Rogue trader as possible I opt out of unaligned colony projects when their ethical bar is somewhere below the mariana trench. Like making servitors out of millions of people. Turning laggards into corpse starch. Or fitting invasive augments into prisoners to render them sleepless to work extra hours when that's practically torture. It also extends to contracts where I don't just hire pirates to blow up that one outpost that's cutting into my profits. And I had Idira and Yrliet accompany me during my magnae accessio to peel off the Imperium dogma demonizing both psykers and Xenos.

It's actually fun setting limits on myself like that so I was wondering if others did the same for their brand of colony management that isn't just picking whatever suits your build and your party.