French Dragons
- Chanson-de-Guerre: (Warsong or Song of War). Heavyweight dragons, colored shades of orange, yellow, brown, and ivory of approximately the same weight as Imperials/Celestials (20–25 tons). They are France's most common heavyweight dragon breed.
- Chasseur Vocifere: (Vociferous (or Ferocious) Hunter). Small lightweight courier dragons.
- Defendeur-Brave: (Brave Defender). A heavyweight with a hooked tail.
- Flamme-de-Gloire: (Flame of Glory). Middleweight dragons with fire-breathing abilities, an ability greatly prized among dragons. In the series, England captured several during the Battle of Agincourt, but they all died out before the English could start a fire-breathing line for their own Aerial Corps. The prominent example of this breed is Accendare, a Flamme-de-Gloire that has battled Temeraire.
- Fleur-de-Nuit: (Nightflower). A nocturnal heavyweight dragon with dark coloring and excellent night vision. Due to its night vision and dark colours, it is often used in spying or night-time raids and maneuvers however it is extraordinarily vulnerable to flashes of deep light and of little use during the day-time. Currently the Fleur-de-Nuit is the subject of a breeding program by Lien which is improving their resistance to bright lights and increasing their linguistic capacity.
- Grand Chevalier: (Great Knight). Heavyweight dragon with a pale belly, which camouflages it from below. They are almost as large as Regal Coppers, and as such must weigh well over 20 tons. These dragons are relatively rare and are the larger of the Chevaliers, thus they are called Grand Chevaliers.
- Honneur-d'Or: (Golden Honor). These dragons are covered in red and blue stripes on gold.
- Papillon Noir: (Black Butterfly). A middleweight dragon colored with green and blue stripes which is often used as a decoy for the similar appearing Flamme-de-Gloire.
- Pêcheur-Couronné: (Crowned Angler (or Fisherman)). A middleweight breed that is very common.
- Pêcheur-Râyé: (Striped Angler (or Fisherman)). A middleweight dragon with no special abilities that is very common.
- Petit Chevalier: (Little Knight). This breed of Chevalier is called "Petit" Chevaliers due to their smaller size in comparison with Grand Chevaliers, although both are heavyweights. Petit Chevaliers are more common than Grand Chevaliers and are larger than Chanson-de-Guerre and Celestials/Imperials. They are later mentioned as being slightly smaller than Temeraire, possibly due to his growth. One is measured at 18 tons, though others may be slightly larger.
- Poux-de-Ciel: (Sky Louse). One of the smaller breeds of dragons, but able to take on middleweights in groups.
- Plein-Vite: (Full and Quick). A lightweight courier breed. Very fast but have little endurance, they carry one rider that is usually a young officer or teenager.
- Roi-de-Vitesse: (King of Speed). A lightweight.
- Pascals Blue: A light combat dragon. Silvery-grey with black and blue patches.
Read more about this topic: List Of Dragon Breeds (Temeraire)
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