Dragon Rider

Dragon Riders (Anglicized Draconian: Drakon Ryder) are a reptomammilian species that have an inborn ability to communicate with and ride dragons. They resemble humans in physiology, though the internal anatomy is very different. Once an abundant species on Oblis, in the Primaland region, the last remaining groups are located in the Athena Dragon Rider Reservation, with a population less than 4,000.

Humans
Draconian relations with humans have not been as violent as with wizards, but still unwelcoming.

Cross-Breeds
Due to the extreme similarities between humans and Dragon Riders, there have historically been Rider-Human hybrids. Such hybrids were far more common in ancient times.

Wizards
Draconian-Wizarding relations have remained hostile since the Dragon Inquisitions. The size of the Dragon Rider's original territory was once extensive, consuming much of Primaland and Interland. The western Dragon Riders blame the wizards for their loss of land, due to annexation by the Omnilith Republic. The further loss of land in the 90's AGR, due to the Omnilith possession conflict, resulted in the migration of nearly 70,000 Dragon Riders into the northen regions of Paraland. In the 300's and 400's, the Inquisitions led to the deaths of many Riders, and the eventual creation of the Athena Dragon Rider Reservation, an area where wild dragons already existed.