Vank
| Vank | |
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| Title(s): | Chief Intendant of the Flight of Galun |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Unit type(s): | Drake Glider |
Vank was an intendant in the Flight of Galun, and close friend to its leader, Galun. He was also the first drake known to have discovered the Great Continent. He was originally from the Flight of Verkon, and served as Galun's scout during their hunts. He helped Galun defeat the first orcs to arrive at Morogor, and also took part in the flight's team during the Contention, victoriously fighting alongside Galun as his Chief Intendant.
Part of Galun's new flight, he accompanied them across the Great Ocean, the first of the drakes to spot a plume of smoke coming from the Great Continent. Once they arrived, he provided counsel to Galun regarding their interactions with the species native to the area. He also helped Galun defeat the Flight of Kerath in a defence of their new eyrie.
Biography
Early life
| That may be, but if you truly aim to lead a flight across the Great Ocean, you'll have to become a Dominant first, otherwise no drake will follow you. And you an Aspirant? Not so long as you dream when the hunt is called... |
| —Vank scoffs at Galun's ambitions to leave Morogor. |
Vank originally was of the Flight of Verkon, and as a fledgling, he took part in hunts led by his close friend, Galun. In one such hunt, occurring in the fourteenth cycle of the fifth Vulcaniad (5YW[1]), he spotted a group of humans on one of the islands of Morogor, alerting Galun to their presence. Galun, however, was distracted and did not hear Verkon, for which he was berated. Galun confided in Vank his growing fears for the fate of the drakes, but Vank insisted Galun focus on their present circumstance. Vank also downplayed Galun's ambitions to lead a group of drakes east, due to their low societal rank, reminding him that Galun would need to become a dominant before they could lead such a migration. Vank was then ironically reprimanded for supposedly having failed to alert Galun to the humans' presence. With their hunters, they slew each of the human males, sparing only the females and children. They did not stay there long, however, as the thick air of the island was hard for Vank to breathe.[2]