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Literature

RWBY: Cryptids of Remnant

They are neither animal nor grimm. These rare and magical creatures are cryptids. No one knows where they came from or how they came into existence. Some say the Gods brought them here, others say that they are Grimm who have changed into "normal" animals. All of these cryptids (or spirits, as some people might call them) share one things in common. All cryptids maintain the balance of nature, whether it be by culling large animal populations, healing the forest, creating dust, controlling magma, melting ice, or simply hunting us down... Sometimes, even cryptids tend to hunt us. But not for food. Very rarely have cryptids been seen eating. Some say they kill us for sport. While others kill us because they fear us. It's mostly the more "normal" looking cryptids that attack us. It's as if they knew from the very beginning how dangerous man and faunus can be. Grimm also behave quite differently when they come across cryptids. With animals, grimm never seem to bother them. But when it