The Winter Maiden, Fria, passes away peacefully in her sleep, alone, with no one on her mind. With no chosen successor to anchor to, the Maiden's powers scatter, searching for a soul. 

They drift far from the heights of Atlas and into the depths of Mantle’s frozen slums… where they find a vessel in the most unlikely of beings.

Her name is Evelyn, though the world would soon come to know her by another name during her time in the slums as White-Haired Nova.

Born a Faunus under the crushing grip of the Schnee Dust Company’s labor camps, Evelyn knew only frostbite, hunger, despair, and heartbreak. Her parents died in a collapsed mine when she was five. Her grandmother, the last of her family, worked herself to death to keep her warm for one more winter.

By age nine, Evelyn was an orphan scavenger, a silver-haired girl with snow-kissed wolf ears hidden beneath a cracked miner’s helmet from her grandmother's corpse, shielding younger Faunus children from the cold and cruelty around them. She never asked for power. Only for a chance to survive.

That chance came the day soldiers tried to make an example of her. As they raised their weapons to beat her for defying them, the air around Evelyn. The temperature plunged more than Atlas should have. Shards of ice burst forth from the ground, with blue particles swirling around her as the wind appeared from nowhere. From her lips came a furious cry:
"Stay away from us, you monsters!"

In that moment, the Winter Maiden awakened—and she was a Faunus.

The incident sent shockwaves through Mantle and Atlas. General James Ironwood, determined to prevent political chaos, had her detained and hidden away. A Faunus Maiden was unheard of and unacceptable to the Atlas eyes if seen with the higher-ups of Atlas. The official report claimed the attacker was a rogue human attacking faunus. Evelyn’s identity was scrubbed from the records.

But Ironwood made her an offer: freedom and protection, in exchange for secrecy. The world must not know the truth for now.

Before agreeing, Evelyn made three demands. Three favors she could call upon at any time. Desperate to contain the fallout and work with him, Ironwood accepted.

Now free, Evelyn wanders the shadows of Mantle and Atlas

 Some whisper about the mysterious “White-Haired faunus who appears in blizzards to protect the innocent faunus in mantle even in the slums. Others deny she exists at all.

Eye Color: Pale blue (glow intensifies when using magic)


Alias:The Winter Maiden, White-Haired Nova, Wintry Death, Snow Princess, Savior of the Faunus of Mantle


Affiliation: Former SDC laborer, Current Winter Maiden of Atlas


Status: Active (hidden from public record)


Evelyn's semblance allows her to halt molecular motion in a specific area, rapidly freezing anything she touches or focuses on. Unlike typical ice Semblances, Cryostasis doesn't just generate cold, it creates stasis, allowing her to suspend objects mid-motion or slow down kinetic energy (e.g., bullets, falling debris, even enemy attacks) in a localized radius.


Surrounding temperatures drop drastically when she's in the area.


Wherever she walks, temperatures plummet unnaturally. Nearby surfaces may frost over. People feel a creeping chill even if she's suppressing her aura.


Using it for too long can affect Evelyn physically, causing hypothermic symptoms.


"Time-freeze" can only be used once per hour and drains her stamina drastically.


Advanced Use: Can create a "time-freeze" effect in a small zone for 3–5 seconds.


Inheritance: Powers passed unintentionally from Fria upon her unexpected death


Elemental Affinity: Any Elemental Power: Lightning, Fire, Wind, and Ice


Mother:Lyra – Faunus (Wolf), former SDC miner, died in a tunnel collapse.


Father:Reno – Faunus (Wolf), former SDC miner, died in the same collapse.


Grandmother:Mina – Elder Faunus, died of overwork and exposure in winter while keeping Evelyn alive.


Known Descendants or Legacy: Evelyn is the last surviving member of her family. Her grandmother's cracked miner helmet is a treasured keepsake she keeps in her own room in Atlas Academy.


Type: Modified Longsword with Dust Chamber in the handle


Description: A custom-forged longsword made from repurposed SDC mining alloys and infused with Cryo Dust. The blade has a narrow, elegant design reminiscent of rapier length but carries the weight of a claymore. The hilt is wrapped in dark leather with multiple designs for the guard.


Dust infusion: Primarily uses Ice and Wind Dust


Can channel both Semblance and Maiden magic through the blade


Freezes whatever it slices if Evelyn channels her semblance into it


The Pommel is used for the dust chamber, but Evelyn rarely uses it


Note:Evelyn rarely draws her weapon unless absolutely necessary. She relies more on her Semblance and magic,


Former: Schnee Dust Company (child laborer, slave miner)


Current: Atlas Academy (secretly registered under General Ironwood's protection)


Known Only To: James Ironwood, Pietro Polendina, Ozpin, Qrow,


Allegiance: Evelyn remains unaligned with any military branch or school ( not a student of Atlas Academy, but in paper she is), but acts as a protector of the Faunus in Mantle


Bio: Evelyn