Xanthe Rumpole

**Xanthe Rumpole** is a professor at Shade Academy and the right-hand woman of Professor Theodore. She sent Team CFVY on an away mission in response to a distress call from a desert settlement. As shown in *RWBBY: Before the Dawn*, she is the history teacher at Shade.

## Xanthe Rumpole

### Nickname

* Aurora (by Fox)
* Cressida (by Fox)
* Goldie (by Yatsuhashi)

## Professional Status

### Affiliation

* Shade Academy
* Ozpin's Group

### Occupation

* Huntress
* Teacher

## Appearance

Rumpole is described as a woman with a deep tan, whose age is hard to tell due to her short stature, standing at about four feet tall, and of her fine features and mischievous expression. Rumpole's sandy brown hair reaches her ankles, in a long braid bound by a golden cord. She has a wide, squarish frame that exaggerates her shortness, and she wears brown pants with a loose, dark green tunic cinched with a brown leather belt at her waist.

The most notable part of Rumpole's outfit is a sleeveless long coat, dark brown and coarse on the outside with glittering flecks, speculated by Coco Adel to be pyrite-infused rocks or cloth studded with Dust and a silky, gold lining. Coco describes it as both rustic and gaudy and likely costing a fortune.

## Personality

Coco describes Rumpole as somebody who is similar to Glynda Goodwitch, with a stern and harsh personality, though not someone who's overly cruel. She is said to be very stylish and is the only Huntress other than Glynda who Coco seeks approval of. She is trusted by Theodore, serving as his right-hand woman. Furthermore, Rumpole is shown to be the one person who is able to put Theodore in his place, keeping him from challenging students to brawls.

She's also implied to be very skilled when it comes to the art of detective work as she mentions that she'll be doing her own private investigation into The Crown’s criminal activities.

Xanthe is also very secretive, keeping very little traces of her history public, as well as her first name, something not even Theodore knew for years.

Rumpole is a relentless teacher, with the ideology of pushing her students to the breaking point so that they can be vicious enough to survive in Vacuo without needing anybody’s help. This includes having other students beat on their peers until they’re out of Aura, and picking on students she deems to be weak.

Rumpole believes that Remnant is due for another global war, abruptly swapping her class' studies from the foundations of Shade Academy to the Great War. She is aware of Salem’s existence and has taken to being extra cruel to her students after Haven Academy’s fall so that they can be prepared for her inevitable arrival.

Upon being freed of The Crown's influence, Rumpole was horrified at the prospect of her actions putting students in danger, showing that she does care for their well-being, despite her strict methods.

## Powers and Abilities

Being an experienced Huntress, Rumpole is a very capable fighter. Overwhelming Yatsuhashi, Neptune, and Fox simultaneously with ease. She has impressive physical strength, cracking the floor beneath her with one stomp. Rumpole can also toss her weapon with enough force to knock down larger opponents like Yatsuhashi.

### Weapon

Rumpole's Weapon is a spiked wheel that is kept hidden beneath her hair. The golden cord that keeps her braid bound is a part of the wheel, which she can use to spin and find at will. Rumpole can also use the cord to bind targets.

### Semblance

Rumpole's Semblance is **Golden Touch**, where she is able to transform matter into gold upon physical touch. This is best shown when she turns one of Carmine's sai into gold, rendering it useless, or when she turns Neptune's jacket into solid gold. The effect is irreversible.