Dragon Academy-

What if "How to Train Your Dragon", but an alternate timeline? Unlike the original films, where the third film ended with dragons withdrawing from the world, in this setting, the world is one where both dragons and dinosaurs (referred to as "wyrms") persisted, into the modern day! Life is pretty different; it's a dangerous world for humans, and there are still expanses between cities and towns. The Northern archipelago where such places as Birk exist, is where Dragons rule; the ability to fly between the islands allowed them to quickly dominate the region, ecologically speaking. The mainland, the continent? rivers and lakes don't provide the same barriers that seas and oceans do, so while there are Dragons in the rest of the world, Wyrms (dinosaurs) are more prolific. Bonding with beasts also would not be a trainable skill set; only gifted individuals have the (for lack of a better description) magical ability to bond with Dragons or Wyrms in the first place, and skills/training is built around that. Either you've got it, or you don't.

Players would be students of the famed "Birk Academy"; based out of Birk, Riders from around the world seek to attend, eventually to become Rangers, going out into the world with their Dragon Partner to do good for people. There are similar training grounds on the mainland, but Birk's is the most famous and widely known (again, the advantages of dragons' ability to fly, faster spread of information/reputation). However, Birk Academy [i]is[/i] the only such institution that exclusively trains Rangers.