Inter-National Dragon Riders Association

INDRA, the Inter-National Dragon Riders Association, is an agency founded by Pledd Hoykens in 2013. It originated in the kingdom of Mistui, then a colony of Cyclandia. Pledd Hoykens was placed in charge of the outpost settlement, Tanishatown, by it's architect, Aliatonia Alenop. Pledd was originally a Phoenix Triber, but he converted to the Dragon Tribe in early 2001. Under his leadership, Tanishatown became a Dragon Tribic settlement. While most Dragon Tribers wouldn't think to create an organization for dragons, Pledd, being of Phoenixian descent, thought to make an organization dedicated to the rehab and conversion from dragon cruelty, which, to his surprise, was being practiced extensively among Elf society. (Dragon cruelty had been abolished since the laws of 1877, but many still exhibited cruelty to dragons illegaly). =Timeline=

Dragon Rehabilitation Movement
Pledd created the Dragon Rehabilitation Movement (DRM) in 2012, but it was quickly shut down when it didn't receive funding, and when the Cyclandic International Law Enforcement found and persecuted all the dragon lawbreakers by 2013 end.

Lack of Riding Standards
Pledd, who now had nothing to do, focused on a new problem: the lack of Riding standards. In Elven Kingdoms around Mistui (such as Foxdale, Anorin, Fierin, and Arein) had a significant lack of standards for dragon riding. Curriculums were chaotic and disorganized, and more often than not, the wrong skills were taught.

Dragon Riders Association
As such, Pledd and some of his friends, including Apple Orel, Alen Bytel, Lorik Pelrik, and Helpino Tolp, created the Dragon Riders Association, a group of the best dragon riders in Mistui. After presenting his case to the new Lord Jason in 2013, Jason fully approved of the DRA, and the org received funding from the clans of Pilo, Skryl, Blanket, Atell, and Dewlash, becoming the lead dragon riding academy and lawmaker in mid-2013, due to its very organized curriculum and style.

Mistui Dragon Riding Federation
It was briefly renamed to the Mistui Dragon Riding Federation (MDRF) to assert it's socialistic connection to the government. In 2014, the Mistybane War hit and everyone in the archipelago was struck. Pledd and his team organized the Dragonknights, the best combat flyers, and helped to beat the Mistybanic forces.

To Arein
In 2015, the organization gained recognition in the largest kingdom in the area, Arein (most Mistians were of Areinian origin, so Arein was quick to help their colony). King Lirik of Arein asked Pledd Hoykens if the MDRF could establish in Arein too, and Pledd agreed, after which it was renamed again to the Inter-National Dragon Riding Association (INDRA).

Further Expansion
Subsequently, it spread to the kingdoms of Foxdale, Anorin, and Fierin in March 2015. INDRA was quickly becoming the standard of dragon riding everywhere, and governments of the Elven kingdoms north of the High Islands often mandated dragons to be registered with INDRA.

Rivals
Several organizations and companies such as RideA, FlySky, and Soar Riding Academy, attempted to rival it, but SRA and FlySky were eventually forced to partner it and RideA became localized. It was becoming a monopoly and at last dragon riding had a standard in the Northern lands. Pledd renounced chiefdom of Tanishatown to Cooper Blanket in 2015 to focus his efforts on INDRA.

Edge Initiative
In 2017, a new initiative known as "Dragon's Edge" was created by Helpino Tolp, a giant dragon amusement park which would truly showcase the greatness of dragons, and would finally publicize official INDRA dragon training. The park was set to finish on the Penguin Isle by the end of 2019.

Funding and Hype
Construction went strong with almost fourteen million Mistic coins poured into the effort from small charities and larger clans and orgs. It appeared in every famous newspaper and magazine and was termed "the single most anticipated project in Elvendom" (though this may have been a stretch).

Opening
At last in late-2019, Dragon's Edge opened, and hundreds of international Elves came to visit and learn to train dragons. At it's peak in December 2019, Dragon's Edge housed 676 Elvish staff with 1,984 visitors on site, as well as a mind-boggling 543 dragons in stables, the air, pastures, caves, and assorted exhibits, sorted using Dragon Tribic techniques. All tribal riding was taught and Mistui became famous.

Destruction
Then in 2020, the Mistic Revolution broke out and Dragon's Edge was sacked, stripped of fourteen million coins of funding and work. Everyone was shocked and sad. Pledd was said to have been angry for three months straight, as their two-year project was wrecked in a matter of days.

Reconstruction Effort
INDRA relocated to Phoenix, the Mistic capital, and a re-start fund was created for Dragon's Edge 2. Surprisingly the project received even more finding than the first park, with an astonishing $17,113,537 Mistic coins total, but the COVID-19 Pandemic arrived before the construction could begin, so it was indefinitely postponed.

Dragon Taxis
In this time, the INDRA DragonTaxi was created, and forty of the Taxis were initially produced, long boxes carried in the sky by dragons. They could hold 20 Elves each and were described by Pledd as a "eco-friendly alternative to airplanes". They were a hit and most airplanes were scrapped in Mistui, and an additional 30 taxis were made.

Smaller Academies
INDRA also sponsored smaller academies to help them certify and become larger agencies.