The Schnee Family

The Schnee Family is the wealthiest family on the planet, best known for its ownership of the Schnee Dust Company . The Schnee family came to prominence in the decades after the Great War, under the leadership of Nicholas Schnee, who founded the SDC and a new practices for the mining and refinement of dust. The family was crucial to the 'Atlesian Miracle' and has close ties to the Kingdom of Atlas, where its business is headquartered and most of its members reside. Several of its members are also noted Huntsmen and have attended Atlas Academy and Beacon Academy . The Schnees have also come into violent conflict with The White Fang in recent years as a result of the business practices of the SDC, which employs Faunus workers in questionable conditions.