His Majesty's Dragons

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[spoiler=Plot] "Sir, they're approaching fast... incredibly fast..." The 2nd lieutenant cried out, pointing towards the horizon as a large fleet of France's ship appeared largely against the sun.

 

"They'll be here in less than an hour... prepare her men!" The captain shouted, as all the sailors busted into action and began to prepare the mast, the cannons and were sure to make sure their ship was in shape. She was one of many of the British fleet and fear did not strike him nor any of his commanding officers. Napoleon's navy was something to look at, but nothing to be feared- he was confident in their numbers and their Navy skill was far beyond that of any Frenchman.

 

"They're awfully gutsy to be approaching us head-on like this..." The captain's first commanding officer inquired quietly, to which the Captain paused and then nodded in agreement. It was odd for them to be so bold when clearly their five ships were outnumbered twice. It could only mean that either this was a tactical diversion or...

 

"The sky!!" One of the men cried out, pointing and immediately the Captain's heart sank. There in the sky was a fleet of at least twelve dragons- a familiar blazing mottled red in the lead.

 

"Water! Prepare for water! As soon as that devil comes down, fire as quickly as you can!" He cried, signaling to the other ships with green and red flags to inform them of the danger ahead.

 

The roar was deafening as three of the dragons descending, two large Yellow Reapers smashing into the mast as the blaze of guns went off. One of them gave a cry of pain, staggering in wing beat as it flew lower for a moment, trying to climb higher. Its wing was badly shredded however from the fire and immediately it plunged into the water, along with its crew. Satisfaction ran through the crew, until a cry rang out.

 

"Behind!"

 

Indeed it had only been a distraction and the Flamme-de-Gloire opens her jaws wide and unleashed a blazing fury upon several of the ships. Cries for water rang out amongst them as they struggled to put out the flames, as more dragons descended with eager attacks. Gunfire rang out less frequently now... the struggle to put out the flames serving quite the distraction.

 

"Oh bloody hell..." The Captain said quietly as he noticed that the French ships were closing in and not even half of the dragon fleet had descended upon them yet

 

Welcome to the historical time of Napoleon, where war rages mainly between France and Great Britain. Historically, this world mirrors our own in every way except for one very important aspect- Dragons are also involved. Everything else is, for the most part, the same- historical figures like Marco Polo, Napoleon etc... they exist. The same technology as back then exists, save for some leather harnesses that are used to equip dragons with bombs and other humans to ride.

 

In this world, Dragons make up a force called the "Aerial Corps"- a fleet made for fighting by air. Every country utilizes dragons in such a manner, although how they utilize them varies from country to country. There are several different types of dragons that generally vary from country to country as well, although trades have been made and breeding is of utmost importance. Dragons are extremely valuable and prize-worthy.

 

Every dragon has a "rider". How one becomes a rider, again, varies but in Great Britain they train boys (and some girls) from age 7 or so to train to work in the Aerial Corps. When they have proven themselves (after working ground crew or flight crew for a dragon- see below), they can be chosen to attend a 'hatching'. A hatching is when a dragonet is about to hatch, and when the egg breaks loose the chosen rider takes a small harness and attempts to harness the dragon. If the dragon accepts the rider, it will go into harness and the two are bonded forever until one of them dies.

 

 

 

Some large dragons have crews assigned to them. Their rider is the leader or Captain, but crew are kept aboard to attend to the dragon if it gets hurt in flight, to drop bombs below or they are specially trained to fire rifles in air at other dragons and their crews. "Boarding" occasionally is attempted, where one dragon's crew attempts to board and kill the other crew. Rarely do enemies kill riders, but prefer to keep them alive so that their dragon does what they wish. If a rider were to be killed, the dragon usually goes wild and rampant.

 

 

 

For a list of the different dragon breeds, go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dragon_breeds_(Temeraire)#French_dragons

 

 

If you wish to be a rider from a different country, go ahead but please be sure to give a reason as to why you'd join Britain. All riders will be new and starting out in Nova Scotia for training, although I will allow a few people to sign up as a vets who are there to help "train" the newbies.

 

 

 

Form

SIGN UP FORM- RIDER

 

Name:

Age:

Gender:

Appearance:

Personality:

Nationality:

History:

Dragon: (This may be filled out later until you know your dragon. Put the name and breed here, and the player if applicable.)

Relations: (If any)

Other:

 

 

please make one for your rider and your dragon

DRAGONS

 

Name: (when you know)

Breed:

Appearance: (Use the dragon guide but variations are fine.)

Personality:

 

Talent/Ability: (Should be in the dragon guide, and yes, being big is a talent. You can edit this with special flying/combat talents your dragon might show prowess in.)

Other:

[terriq]

i give full credit for this idea

from the book his majesty dragons