NewDesign - Scarlet Flower

Finally the last colossus of this round... the belligerant chinese scarlet flower! Enjoy, Temeraire fans!

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Breed Name: Scarlet Flower (Possibly Sháo-Lung)
National Loyalty: Chinese
Physical Characteristics: Red with a yellow crest along their spines
Special Abilities: None
Known Members: None

Chinese dragons used almost exclusively in the military. They are usually seen as having too strong a liking for the fight as to be useless for anything other than conforming the aerial corps of the Chinese army. They are relatively large dragons. They were crimson red, with gold-tinted talons and a yellow crest running down their spines from the many-horned head. Traditionally, Scarlet Flowers are partnered with women, not because they refuse male companions, as is the case of dragons like the Longwing or the Xenica, but because only women serve in the Chinese aerial corps. This practice is defended by the legend of a woman who disguised herself as a man, became the companion of a military dragon, and saved her country from disaster. The emperor of the time having approved females as acceptable for service with dragons, gradually women came to dominate the aerial force.

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