Drake Taming and Gold Mining

Drake-taming

The dying art of drake-taming originated in Hesse. The drakes are enormous dragonlike lizards that for millennia have been tamed by the all-female Hessean Riders to carry huge amounts of ore cross-country; because these animals are immensely strong and large, they have the capacity to facilitate trade between countries. However, with the onset of aeroships, drake-taming, once a rite of passage for many young women in Hesse, has all but ceased. It is important to note that both humans and galdori participated in drake-taming during the golden age.