Team SYRA

"'Ain't no mountain high enough~' Hey, guys! I think I found us a new catchphrase!"

- Ametihtia (Amy) Orestes

Team SYRA ("Sierra") is a team of first-year Huntresses at Beacon Academy, comprised of four girls named Saphyr (Sapphyre) Nilshikha, Yulon Xueshan, Ragla Ermont, and Ametihtia (Amy) Orestes.

The four girls came from different regions of Remnant to attend the same school. During initiation in the Emerald Forest, Sapphyre paired with Ragla, while Yulon was with Amy. However, both pairs were chased to the unsanctioned Gangreen Bog, which is where they first fought as a team against an unrecognized crocodile Grimm. When they returned to the forest, they were left with the Black Rook chess pieces.

This RWBY fan-team, along with Team COTN, belongs to and has been created/drawn by BloodyRosalia on deviantArt. She also writes the pages for the teams and their members as well.

The rival team of the 4 girls is Team BERL ("Beryl"), a group of 4 huntsmen named Beryllius ("Barrel") Bluebuster, Ecru Squall, Rox Stonehenge, and Lapis Tzuli. Each will be mentioned and depicted on the individual pages of SYRA. This team is created by Storygazer, who is the main writer for the trailers and fanfiction linked below.

Theme
"Sapphire skies surround me and guide my hopes to a false identity,

You are born fragile yet flawlessly fly in a Jaded, broken world. 

Realgar ignites, roaming in radiance of truth, and 

Amethyst the star, arises alone .""Not exactly what I'd call the perfect team, but--" "Yolo, look around, you have THE lucky archer, a flaming-hot samurai, and the stunning pop-star substitute,me! Then there's you, a FLYING businesswoman. We're the dream team all right!"

- Yulon, then Amy, during first night in the dorm.

Members
''Detailed statistics can be found on the Team SYRA: Statistics page. Quick stats are available on the pages of the individual members.''

Trailer Fiction & Theme Songs

 * Sapphyre's Trailer, "Woods"Syraartbook.jpeg
 * Deep and vast as the blue skies above, to soar true and farther beyond any horizon...is man’s illusion of freedom.
 * "Identity Sequence" by Zircon (ft. Jillian Aversa)
 * Yulon's Trailer, "Skies"
 * To lack the flawed view of perfection is no different than to lack the limited vision of an ideal world.
 * "The World" by Yuki Kajiura
 * Ragla's Trailer, "Rails"
 * I will wander, stray from all the uncertainties the world has wrought onto me, for I am able to create my own destiny.
 * "Radiance" by Mami Kawada
 * Amy's Trailer, "Floors"
 * It’s ridiculous to say that “funny” can be thought of as “silly,” because if you think about it, those crazy words come into play too often.
 * "Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett

Story
"Ey, Ragla...I know you read a lot, but do you think our team is good enough to make the recordbooks?" "You won't find out until you read what's out there."

- Saf, then Ragla, while sharing recommendations on reading. ''The story for season 1 is currently being rewritten, and will appear on Wattpad. A dividing line will denote the most recent updates.''
 * Chapter 1 "Your limited sky, my unlimited dreams."
 * A soon-to-be graduate from Signal runs into a young thief.


 * Chapter 2 "Those strangers we follow, those friends we make."
 * The chaos of the first day at Beacon for four random Huntresses-in training...

-- This was a b-day gift for the person A was based on.
 * Chapter 3 "Their old challenge, our new game." T
 * he beginnings of a somewhat dysfunctional team and adventure.
 * [[File:Here_they_come_by_bloodyrosalia-d7b3usb_(2).png|thumb|346x346px|

Team SYRA in battle. ]]Chapter 4 Locked Onto Victory: Surviving Gangreen Bog was easier argued than done.


 * Chapter 5 Conflicting Settlements: A question of team leadership and silly slogans.


 * Chapter 6 To Each Their Own: Pride can bring a perfectionist so far.


 * Chapter 7 Immature Maturity: Even the respectful may have trouble understanding.


 * Chapter 8 Boarding Party: Amy and Saf weren't necessarily welcomed to this one.


 * Chapter 9 All Hands Off Deck: Meddling Huntresses are the most efficient.


 * Chapter 10 Silba's Tongue: A transaction of words and trust.
 * Chapter 11 Crossing Lines: An unexpected friendship goes awry.

Trivia
Trivia and allusions pertaining to each team member can be found on the pages of the individual character, which are linked above.
 * The word Sierra is based of the color of sierra brown. "Sierra" also means "mountain range," which are typically seen as blue from afar. This secondary color matches the blue color themes of the team leader.

Team SYRA in uniform.]]
 * The theme for Team SYRA is "cultural mountain minerals."[[File:And they re ready by bloodyrosalia-d7spn8j.png|thumb|332x332px|This was a b-day gift for the person R was based on.
 * Sapphyre's culture themes are centered on Mexico (due to weapon name) and India (due to her surname), however the actual Sapphire Mountains are present in Montana, USA.
 * Yulon's culture themes are centered around China; her name is literally the name of 玉龙雪山, a mountain in China. Her mineral is Jade, which is pronounced "yu," the first character of her name and the mountain's name.
 * The secondary mineral could've potentially been silver, or "yin" in Chinese.
 * Ragla's culture themes are centered in England's Medieval and Nordic times. However, her symbol and weapons have associated her with Japan.
 * Realgar is an red-orange mineral made of arsenic and sulfur. There is "xiong huangshan, 雄黄山“ in China which is literally "realgar mountain." However, for the sake of variation, the name Realgar has been matched with Montreal, which makes Ragla the only OC without a proper mountain.
 * Realgar can be used in wine, explosives and poisons.
 * Amy's culture themes are based on Greece (due to her name) and the modern US. Amethyst Mountain is present in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, USA.
 * The four OCs are based on BloodyRosalia's four, real-life friends who were given the slap-bands that were won from Rooster Teeth's Movie Poster Contest.
 * The distinction between the blue irises of Amy's and Ragla's eyes is hard to notice, however Amy has slightly darker irises than Ragla.
 * The theme songs of each character also have a different genre to them, the titles of each song are related to the Team's poem/theme. (Dance/Electronic, New Age, Pop/World, and Rock.)

Allusions

 * There has been links to other characters and figures for the four girls:
 * Sapphyre has been alluded Robin Hood, which was originally spelt "Robyn," similar to how Sapphire has been changed to Sapphyre. The ability to split arrows is similar.
 * Yulon's weapons, Jade Empresses, and her abbreviated name, "Yu," allude to Empress Wu of China, the only known female emperor of China.
 * Ragla is a derivative of the Germanic names Raganhildis and Reinhold. A  female saint named Reineldis was famous for her pilgrimages and held a sword as a symbol of being a martyr.
 * Amethysts have been mentioned in Greek mythology to prevent drunkeness; creation myths and poems tell of a young girl named Amethyste, who was transformed into the gem to avoid the pursuit of Bacchus, the god of wine.
 * Tale 129 of the Brothers Grimm is "The Four Skillful Brothers," which could be applied in reverse to the team, which Sapphyre and Amy claim is comprised of "Four Sisters."
 * The eldest, the thief, represents the youngest, Sapphyre, who is an allusion to Robin Hood and is the most stealth-based on the team.
 * The second oldest, the astronomer, represents the second youngest, Ragla, who has an affinity for science-based knowledge.
 * The third eldest, the huntsman, represents the second oldest, Amy, the only gun-wielder of the group and individual with a military background.
 * The youngest, the tailor, implies the eldest, Yulon, who is a perfectionist and prefers to wear oriental dresses, which she may simply make herself.
 * Since black chess retrievers can be associated with antagonistic allusions, some of the members of Team SYRA can be alluded to female villains in history:
 * Yulon's empress and dragon themes link her to Empress Dowager Cixi of China, who lead the Boxer Rebellion. (Cixi was also called the Dragon Empress.)
 * Amy, when considering the name of the original person, can be alluded to Abigail Williams, a girl who incited the Salem Witch Trials and resulted in the execution of many women.

Gallery
Note that more images (individual concept art of individual members, weapon concepts, singles, model designs, etc.) may be found on the individual pages of each team member.