Author's Note
Dear reader, this is a off-side story to the ongoing RWBY fanfiction stories that I am writing. Upon reading this off-side story, you can gain a better understanding of how the world I created came to be.
Please enjoy, and check out the Team CEBS storyline when you're done!
Attaria began as a large set of islands, each of them being under the same name as a whole. The explorers who found it soon focused on moving others into this bountiful paradise. With such a bounty of resources, it wasn't long before the new populace started fighting for control. Each person turned into a hungry and vicious animal.
Luckily, a small group of those who hadn't fallen into the chaos found something more useful. Magic. A large "Psionic" crystal gave them the powers of magic.
Fire. Water. Air. Earth. Many of the world's most basic elements became deadly killers. Also, these people organized themselves to restore order to the islands...because those in chaos are easily toppled over as individuals by order. By hunting down those lost in chaos, they were soon called the Predator Units.
With this order, cities and towns rose, and the world was balanced. Crime and chaos still ensued, but on a much smaller scale...or so they say.
Faygold. Gria City. Zhens. All of these cities were patrolled by many Predator Units, who were the police force along with their endless search for psionic disturbances.
However, magic could only carry them so far. Magic powers were not hereditary after all. So when the group of magic wielders dwindled, they resorted to manufacture new ways for others to harness magic. Catalysts.
Whether these catalysts took the form of a staff, gauntlets, or even in a blade, it allowed the legacy of magic to continue. Only on occasion would a person be born into Attaria with the gift to use magic without a catalyst.
Magic was also used to infuse materials and strengthen the economy. Exoril, the base magic metal was used to create ammunitions and other elemental products. Others experimented with magic, some succeeded, and some failed.
Truly, it was the responsibility of an individual to use their magic effectively.