Dragons

Dragons are a race of flying animals native to the planet Blake and his crew landed on.

Dragons exist both in the New and the Old world. While in the New World, most dragons were bonded under a human pilot and used by the military, in the Old World, the remaining dragons banded together to create their own nation called the Dragonlords

Biology
Dragons are a species of flying creatures ranging from under 10tons to over 40 tons. Their flight is possible due to air sacs inside their lungs and chest cavities which get filled with hydrogen which they process from the air they breathe in. These compressed hydrogen provides them both lift and the fire breathing abilities. Additionally their scales are also similar in properties with Kevlar.

Besides the biological properties, their innate magical abilities also enable them to magically reduce their weight and provide flight powers without having to deal with their non hollow bones.

Classification
The Empire categorized dragons into three subclasses:

Yellow Swift Wings

Weighing under 10 tons these dragons functioned as couriers while specialised blue coloured ones worked as rapid passenger transports.

Medium Weight

These dragons ranged from 10-30 tons and were either rode by a single bonded rider or with a crew of four depending on the breed.


 * Silverwings weighed over 12 tons and were silver scaled and bred for speed and agility and hence were piloted by a single pilot. Their pilots were equipped with light crossbows or javelins.


 * Razorbacks weighing around 20 tons had black and gold scales with a spiked spine. The crew consisted of four with a bonded pilot. They were usually crewed with two users to reduce weight. The riders were usually crossbowmen or grenadiers.

Heavy Weights

Heavyweights were the dragons with breathe abilities namely spitting or breathing fire, acid, lightning or compressed air.


 * Spitfires were the fire-breathing dragons. They weighed an average of 32 tons and had a wingspan of over 15 metres with a body length from head to tail at 22 metres. Scales were a mix of dark blue and dark crimson. Crew was a dozen riders plus a bonded rider. Their payloads consisted of firebombs and a specially woven basket and harness for the riders.


 * Other Heavyweights were used as beasts of burden.

United Nations
Some famous dragons are Blue Thunder and Rastraz.

other dragons Quicksilver... and i think others?

The Dragonlords
Saphia the Black Dragon