Lord of Orel

The Lords of Orel must prove themselves both in battle and in the cities. A small number of the Lords ride the mighty grakukan into battle, inspiring pride and fear in those that follow them. As a right of passage to join the Knights of Orel, young fubarnii are sent out into the Argoran Wastes alone, armed only with a small knife. To join the order, they must survive long enough to capture and hatch a graku egg, returning home from weeks in the wilderness with one of the beasts in tow. Many of these youngsters perish, but just occasionally a particularly bold fubarnii will venture further into the depths of the wastes and snatch an egg from the fearsome grakukan. Those fubarnii who return with a grakukan are looked upon with awe and are marked for greatness. As the beasts grow they form a special bond with their master, even allowing themselves to be ridden into battle.