[@Denny] The lack of spacing and indication, time wise, of the series of events definitely created some confusion, which is my bad, so I clarified and added some more to his background. He had met and began traveling with Altena, his Wyvern, in his early thirties, and spent time training after that. I added a paragraph covering the fact he took a several year hiatus to, in short, get over his fear of heights, get accustomed to flying and fighting in tandem with his wyvern, and working from there. I also added on some detail into his recent history that explains why he is going on the pilgrimage, but long story short, escaping Daine vigilantes that figured he was a Branded and that he, on his own at least, can't take on. 

As for lineage, I actually had not given it much thought, though I am currently leaning towards a Raven lineage. Dragon could be interesting given his status as a wyvern rider, though that would need an explanation as to how his father met a Dragon tribe and why she fell for him. So, really, whichever would work better for the story/reducing headaches on your end works for me.