The First Kind

The First Kind are a species of unknown age. They are believed, as none can disprove the theory, to be the first living beings on the world of Remnant. It is implied that they attempted to travel to Remnant from it's moon, but miscalculated the force of the transports engine, which caused the moon to begin to fracture. There are various tales of Amity and Silva, the two who traveled to the planet in various places around the world of Remnant.

Fairytales
Among both Humanity and Faunus, fairytales of Amity and Silva are told to young children as they ready themselves for bed.

Mistral:
In the kingdom of Mistral, the story goes that Amity, a great female warrior had scoured Remnant looking for a person who rivalled her in skill and talent. For 30 years, men of all class and calibre stepped up to her challenge, before a docile, ancient Grimm, knelt before her, on it's back was Silva, a Faunus raised amongst Grimm after being abandoned at a young age. The two began to fight, and at some point, some say 100 days of solid fighting, the two collapsed, exhausted, the blood from their scars mixing and forming the first Dust crystals.

Vaccuo:
In Vaccuo, Amity is portrayed as a thief, who stole her way into a great palace. She was known throughout the world as the best in the business. One day, she overheard some passers-by talking about a great gemstone hidden in a Palace on an island off the coast, a jewel so lustrous that it needed to be kept in a windowless room, for fear of blinding any who looked at it in broad daylight. She stowed away on a small ship remaining undetected for the week long voyage to the island. Infiltrating the palace, sneaking past the guards, she found the door to the safe room unguarded. Seeing someone wave at her from a nearby platform, she gave chase and caught the fellow thief, Silva. Apparently they still try to purloin that jewel from each other even to this day.

Vale:
Vale's interpretation of the tale of Amity and Silva is more unique than the others. They believe that Amity was a keeper of knowledge, and never shared her knowledge, even the most beneficial pieces, to anyone who could not answer her riddles. One day, a wizened old man appears before her, she asks what he desires to know, and he says " I desire nothing.", intrigued, she then asks him why he has come, he replies "I have not come because I need you, I have come because you need me.", she asks him another question, "What is your name?", he answers back, "Silva." and the man disappears.

Days later, Amity begins to tire of life, she knows everything, what has happened, what will happen, what must happen and what never should. Lamenting the life she has wasted, the old man appears before her again. "Now do you understand why you need me?"