Indigrave family

An aristocratic family within the Kingdom of Vale, comprised of both Human and Faunus members.

History
Well known for being one of the first noble families to accept Faunus as in-laws from ages past, way before the Great War, although little is known about the family prior to the great war.

Post Great war the Indigraves were well known for their outside involvement with the Faunus War. They provided the faunus with weaponry, funding and dust. But they made it a point not to join in the fighting themselves...while some faunus members of the Indigrave family joined the revolution by own volition.

Current Influence
While still maintaining their noble status, they are not as important or influential as they once were. Especially with the advent of capitalism, and major dust companies like Schnee industries.

Since there is nothing to tie the family together in one place, they have scattered across remnant, and don't have a centralised faction system. Instead each branch of the family decides its own path, and how it will continue its heritage. Some focus in money, others power, others fame...but they all have something in common. Whatever they put their will into doing, they do it well. Many members of the Indigrave family have important roles within Government, academies, factions, towns etc...

Internal Relations
While not centralized, the branches still have a form of respect for the other and will work together for common goals. There have been internal feuds in the past, but none strong enough to generate physical conflict between branches.

While each member of the family is free to lead their own path, there are a few things which are requested as universal practice among the Indigraves. The most important one is to always be brotherly towards each other branch, and never despise another Indigrave. But instead always stretch a helping hand to a member in need.

Another request is to keep alive the knowledge of the family's nobility, and its legends. Thus reawakening the pride of the new generations of Indigraves.

The last request is to never discriminate between Faunus and Human, especially within the family, since they have been mixed since days of old, and both Human and Faunus Indigraves exist.

Secrets
There are secrets carried by certain Indigrave families, and since its not a universal request to keep these alive, only a select few are allowed knowledge of these.

While it is known the nature of these secrets, details have never surfaced, and so much mystery and legend has fused with it that in culture the true story may be lost.

The secrets involve the family's ancient past, origins and the origins of Remnant. It is well known that the legends and tales of remnant were told and kept alive through the ages by members of the Indigraves, but parts of and entire stories have still been kept hidden. One known tale claims that when the time will come when all secrets will be revealed, and the knowledge therein contained will make the difference between survival of Remnant or total darkness.

Notable Members

 * Magentos Indigrave
 * (Insert your own OC - Ask for permission first please.)

Trivia

 * The relationship among Indigraves is loosely based on Freemasonry.
 * The secrets of the Indigraves are not set in stone, and are meant to be secrets until more is revealed of the official RWBY lore.
 * Faunus genetics have mixed so much into Indigrave blood that even if two humans have a child, that child may still be born a faunus, since both humans are carriers of Faunus genes. (Assuming Faunus genes are recessive rather than dominant.)
 * The Indigraves are not a warrior bloodline, but they are a noble one. Thus they may be found in positions of power in a variety of places, due to their history.