Varka
The Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius and the current Knight of Boreas, finally having returned to his home nation of Mondstadt. Lighthearted and often times carefree, but still an incredible leader and knight.
Dragon Companion: Auberaun
Varka strolled in to the Weyr, taking in the sights. Internally, he was completely stocked to be getting a dragon of his own. He'd seen some pretty wild looking ones, and heard some crazy stories. They haven't even been around that long!
The Weyrmaster appeared out from behind a couple dragons, greeting him warmly, "Welcome Varka! It's about time you showed up for a dragon." "Well, y'know, gotta give the younger knights their try first." Varka responded. In reality he'd been swarmed with the new paperwork and managing renovations to accommodate their new companions- there simply hadn't been the time to take the dragonrider tests on top of it.
The Weyrmaster lead Varka in to the hatching room, giving his usual instruction. "Your last test, is to hatch one of these dragon eggs. That dragon will become your partner." "Am I supposed to just, pick one and build a nest for it or something?" Varka asked. The Weyrmaster chuckled in response. "No. If you're destined to become a dragonrider, you'll know."
Varka nodded, and headed into the maze of nests and eggs. There were so many different ones, all of different sizes and shapes and colors, it was a little dazzling. He'd heard some of what happens at this part- you'll feel a tug in a certain direction. That means your dragon has already picked you and is calling for you. He calmed himself and kept his senses prepped for this 'tug'.
Eventually, he caught it. Just a faint feeling of 'keep going this way'. Grinning widely, he made his way around what seemed like endless clutches before ending up before a table full of giant eggs. Each one must've been the size of his torso! One in particular caught his eye, a light greenish-blue with stripes. He walked up and pressed his palm to it, feeling the hatchling underneath stir.
Then, the egg began cracking, a large zig-zagged crack straight down the middle. The hatchling broke away pieces, eventually flopping out into his arms. He let out a loud "Oomph!"- for a newborn, the little guy was heavy! The hatchling arched his neck up, looking Varka over before a voice rang out in his head like Nicole's, "Hiya! I'm Auberaun!" Varka nodded at the young dragon, "Varka, Knight of Favonius. Looks like we're partners from now on."
From behind a nearby table, the Weyrmaster walked out, smiling widely. "Never gets old, does it?" Varka said, thinking back to all the knights he's seen graduate. "No it does not." The Weyrmaster said, "Congratulations. You're now a dragonrider."
Dragon Stats:
Name: Auberaun
Gender: Male (he/him)
Size: 52' long, 9'7" at the shoulder
Species: Whiptail Dragon
Parentage: Progenitor
Abilities: heavy lifting, knightly training (especially training to use that long whip-like tail in combat)
Personality: Upbeat and princely would be good words to describe Auberaun- he enjoys a high rank in life just by association, and knows it. He's also fully aware he's a giant dragon and is proud of that. That said, for all his pride, he doesn't push others around- that wouldn't be becoming of a knight.
Varka wasn't exactly disappointed when he learned about Whiptails, but there's no getting around the fact they aren't the most impressive dragon in the Weyr. Except in size of course- they're easily one of the biggest dragons there! So he immediately began working with Auberaun, training him on knightly principles and to use his size and strength for the good of others. The two enjoy training together- Varka because Auberaun is big enough he doesn't have to worry so much about holding off, and Auberaun because at any time he can just lay on Varka and win.