It's neck and neck... Seems Kugois is starting to take the lead and-Oh no! Vapore has thrown a banana peel over his eyes! She's flying past him now!— An announcer at a dragon race
Vapore is a dragon bonded to the dragon racer, Sander Aerts. A fan favourite, Vapore has quickly become an icon, overshadowing the actual racer that she competes with. Famous for her speed and her mischievous pranks both on and off the racecourse, Vapore has
wyrmed her way into all her passionate viewers hearts. One silly trick at a time.
Rise to fame
Vapore and Sanders had a quick and easy bond, allowing both of them to fly easily together, as fast as possible. It had always been a life-long dream of both Vapore and Sanders to reach the top leagues of the Torian Dragon Races, so as soon as Sanders was an adult, they rushed to join. Quickly, they became quite the duo, racing their way up through the various leagues. This was not without hiccups of course, between falling last and other incidents, it would take them both nearly a decade to make it to upper level games. The largest hurdles came from the time that they were almost thrown out from the sport entirely due to one of Vapore's famous pranks that had almost resulted in another competitor not being able to race. However, the incident was caught on video and quickly shared. Attracting attention, people that had never watched the dragon racing were suddenly tuning in, enamoured by the prank causing dragon. Seeing the rising call for her to be allowed to stay, as well as the improved numbers, the organizers allowed the duo to remain. Not without a warning to tone down the pranks a little.
Current Day
Top in the league, Vapore still gets up to lots of tricks. Whether that's using her magic to create bursts of sparkles every time she passes someone on the track or sneaking up to surprise someone with a small zap from behind, the cameras are almost always on her. And so are the eyes of her fans. People create art of her, fight over plushies made of her, and it is almost always Vapore that fans rush to for an autograph. A messy one, since dragons lack the right fingers to be able to sign much, but most are fine to take a foot-print in ink. Her rider, Sander, has nearly been forgotten behind her big blue wings. But he has always been more of a dragon person, just like Vapore is more of a person dragon.
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