Team VRDG

"Huntsmen aren't the only ones with weapons."

- Viola Gladiolus

VRDG ("verdigris", pronounced verd-a-gree) is an informal team of civil servants whose goal is to support peacemaking efforts in Remnant. Most notably, each member is a Faunus, which is unusual.

History
Team VRDG was founded as an informal, nonviolent team by Viola Gladiolus in response to increased White Fang violence and the Fall of Beacon. Their primary goal is to support peacemaking efforts by monitoring organizations for transparency and corruption, by backing trustworthy Huntsmen who fight the Grimm, and to help promote local unity.

Members
Viola Gladiolus is a Pampas cat Faunus that is a novelist, a literary critic, and a historian. She works to advocate for civility in public discourse, and for protecting the freedom of speech. She was previously based in Vale to help defend the freedom of speech, but travels around the kingdoms to help support the Faunus and to help improve inter-racial and inter-cultural dialogue.

Ruber Rötlich is a dingo Faunus whistleblower that monitors public service and education. He is based in Atlas, because it is well known for having a closely tied military, school, and dust company. His goal is to throughly inspect all three aspects for cronyism, poor working conditions, amongst other criterion.

Debonair Beauregard is a quail Faunus that works as an accounting analyst that monitors companies' finances to help reduce corruption. He is based in Mistral, because it is well known for its black market. His goal is to "follow the money" and help report and stop illicit trafficking and trading.

Grullo di Grigio is a goat Faunus counselor that works to settle differences in communities to prevent violence. He is based in Vacuo, because it is well known for its lawlessness and brawling. His goal is to help peacekeeping efforts by helping fighting factions and individuals to better understand each other. In addition, he hopes to maintain the culture attitude that supports the Faunus.

Abilities
As a non-violent and non-combatant organization, the team doesn't use weapons like Huntsmen do; instead, they use their unique semblances and professional tools to help them do their jobs. In addition, each member has their own scroll, enabling them to communicate, even over long distances.

In summary, they're civil servants acting in civilian capacities. They don't have access to military or Huntsman-like weapons, as they are ordinary folk who are unskilled in battle.

Trivia

 * Viola Gladiolus' name refers to both the viola (plant) and to the gladiolus flower. Both evoke thoughts of warm colors, notably in varieties of warm colors.
 * Ruber Rötlich's name refers to the color red, as both his first and last names are the adjective "red" in German.
 * Debonair Beauregard's name refers to debonair, a shade of blue. Both his first and last names are French, "debonair", meaning to be suave or charming, and "beauregard" meaning "beautiful gaze".
 * Grullo di Grigio's name refers to grullo, a color of horses in the dun family. His surname is Italian, meaning "of Gray", again referring to the color of dun phenotypes in horses.
 * The team's name, verdigris, is a shade of cyan that is formed when copper rusts.
 * The team is based on Catholic, Enlightenment, and Romantic principles, embodied as non-violent protesters.