Shade Academy ( RWBY Fables )

Professor Desmond Onyx

Professor Snape Sellins

## Shade Academy

In the harsh lands of the Kingdom deserts of Vacuo, in the Huntsmen Academy Shade Academy. The current Headmaster of this rough Academy is none other than Headmaster Professor Ansem Vada. Shade Academy will serve as the antagonists for the story of RWBY Fables.

### History

Shade Academy was founded in the Kingdom of Vacuo following the end of the Great War, in order to train Huntsmen and Huntresses to slay the Creatures of Grimm. According to professors both inside and outside of Vauo, it is the only real source of order in the Kingdom due to the lack of a formal government due to its harsh lands and unforgiving environment.

Eighty years after the Great War, The Shade Academy formed relations with the other three Huntsmen Academies and founded the Vytal Festival. Unfortunately during the 40th Vytal Festival, it’s neighbor Beacon Academy became under siege in a sudden attack by both White Fang and Grimm combined. And while the Academies of both Atlas and Mistral joined in the battle to defend Beacon Academy, most of Shade Academy fled from the battle, resulting in numerous deaths.

While the three kingdoms were successful in preventing the Fall of Beacon, the loyalty of the Kingdom of Vacuo’s Shade Academy was put into question. And despite the previous Headmaster Therodore damning the actions of both his students and staff members who were present at the time of the attack, the damage in the academy's reputation was so severe that the three Academies even considered cutting off ties with Shade Academy all together.

It was Beacon Academy’s Professor Ozpin’s words and the actions of Haven Academy’s Leo Lionheart stepping down that eased off the punishments towards Shade Academy.

For the next 15 years, Shade Academy has made “supposed” strides into earning back the trust of the other Three Kingdoms and Academies.

One day, Therodore passed away due to a sudden illness. Replacing him as Shade Academy’s Headmaster is Headmaster Ansem Vada.

## Description

One would say much like the other academies that students with the aspiration to become either Huntsmen and Huntresses, whose sole duty is to keep the peace within the world of Remnant, strove to attend Shade Academy, but that would be somewhat of a lie. Those who join Shade Academy are those looking for the strength to survive.

### Students

“The Strong Survive”.

That is the golden rule of every student that comes into Shade Academy.  Students of Shade Academy are shown to have much less camaraderie than students from the other Academies, they are students who do not have much help from others and have little feeling to help others. The idea of praise is seemingly absent and replaced with survival.

Due to the terrible treatments they’ve received since fleeing from the Battle of Beacon, Shade Academy students are shown to be extremely rude towards not only those who are weak but also students from other academies, harassing them without any fear of punishment. They are trained to be able to fight until all their Aura is depleted, showing no mercy or weakness.

The students generally have a positive view of their Headmasters, cheering for them during assemblies. Headmaster Ansem Vada is no exception.

### Dress Code

Uniquely among the main four Huntsman academies, Shade Academy appears to lack a uniform code. Allowing the students to have a higher sense of freedom compared to the other Academies.

### Location

Shade Academy can be found in the City of Vacuo.

However, unlike Vale or Atlas, which were brought about with civic planning and organized development, the City of Vacuo is rather maze-like, composed primarily of improvised structures and crude architecture.

Due to the unstable nature of the city's foundations, entire sections of Vacuo are recorded to have been destroyed very quickly by sandstorms, massive sinkholes, earthquakes, heavy rainstorms and Grimm attacks.

Consequently, much of Vacuo's construction is relatively recent, particularly near the city's outer wall. Despite these complications, the city has maintained a semblance of order in its layout, with separate districts for residences and businesses and a wide street through the center of Vacuo for use as a marketplace. Though since the Kingdom of Vacuo itself is without a formal government, the Shade Academy oversees most of the law and order of the City of Vacuo itself. Allowing both students and staff members to patrol the city and sometimes outside of the city.

Shade Academy dominates the city's skyline, its sturdy construction and distinct aesthetic setting it apart from the rest of the city, both figuratively and literally.

## Staff Members

Unlike most academies that have a application system for selecting staff members, in the Kingdom of Vacuo, the Headmaster themselves select staff members that peak their sense of interest.

### Current Staff

* Professor Ansem Vada - Headmaster
* Professor Cinder Fall - Vice Headmistress and Field Operations Instructor
* Professor Desmond Onyx - Combat Simulations Instructor
* Professor Livi Bazz - Fitness Instructor
* Professor Snape Sellins - Aura Training and History Instructor