#mistfallenjoyer

Lukas grew up and lives in New Hillcrest, Moose is boarded at the stables there

he spent much of his childhood in Germany and so found the move to Jorvik when they were 12yo jarring, which is why his parents bought them a horse: to help them feel more at home with the locals

Lukas had to learn a new language to get through conversations on Jorvik, so he's bilingual, and his accent blends German and Jorvegian

they volunteered at New Hillcrest Stables as a stablehand when he was 14, but he found they didn't have the patience to deal with inexperienced riders

around that time rumours of an ex-vaulter retiring to jorvik began to circulate. Lukas found an interest in the sport and met her in Crescent Moon Village. she agreed to train him and Moose to compete

it was through equestrian competitions that they met Anne: she found that he was competing for moreso an enjoyment of the sport than ambition, while in turn he admired her drive for constant improvement. when Moose decided he rather liked Concorde (much to Concorde's distaste) the two were locked in as friends :)

Anne introduced them to the other Soul Riders, but despite becoming friends Lukas was always withdrawn. Lukas knew they were keeping secrets from him: all rushing off together, excuses never matching, meeting secretly without him. he assumed he just wasnt as close with them as they were to each other, so the Soul Rider reveal was entirely unexpected lmao

in keeping with the sso mc storyline (if my memory serves), but before Anne and Lisa's disappearances, it was Fripp that wanted Lukas to join the Keepers of Aideen, sensing a lifelong bond and the awakening power of Wild Whispering

Lukas actually rejected the offer at first, and circumstances ended up carrying him to Dark Core, which used his knowledge of the Soul Riders against the Druids.

Dark Core began threatening Lukas when he wanted time away for competitions, putting their career in jeopardy and straining his relationship with their mentor. so Lukas pulled a double-agent move and told the Druids all he could about Dark Core's movements :>

Darko despises them for this so because of Lukas' closeness with Anne it adds a little extra spice to her imprisonment in Pandoria

with Anne and Lisa missing, Lukas poured much of his focus into fighting Dark Core, allowing his career to become a much lower priority. his mentor, while understanding he had personal issues to attend to, couldn't be told about Soul Riding so she couldn't understand the weight of what he was facing. she refused to continue training them and Lukas' career became even less prevalent in their life

his parents, annoyed at his wastage, kicked them out. his adoptive older sister Lily had moved out by then so she offered him a place in her home. however it is really only meant for one person to occupy it so once they got his driving licence he invested in a van fitted with living facilities (here in england the main brand is dormobile so maybe. jormobile)