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[[Image:Celeritas|thumb|350px|Loch Laggan's training master]] | [[Image:Celeritas|thumb|350px|Loch Laggan's training master]] | ||
[[Image:Majestys dragon gatefold 72dpi.jpg|thumb|400px|Celeritas overseeing training at Loch Laggan. (c) Anke Eissmann]] | [[Image:Majestys dragon gatefold 72dpi.jpg|thumb|400px|Celeritas overseeing training at Loch Laggan. (c) Anke Eissmann]] | ||
− | {{Dragons|name=Celeritas|dob=Before 1700|species=[[Malachite Reaper]]|captain= at least one previous captain (deceased) from the [[Rankin family]](?)|nation=Britain|appearance=Golden colored with pale green Reaper markings; orange tipped wings; | + | {{Dragons|name=Celeritas|dob=Before 1700|species=[[Malachite Reaper]]|captain= at least one previous captain (deceased) from the [[Rankin family]](?)|nation=Britain|appearance=Golden colored with pale green Reaper markings; orange tipped wings; green eyes|abilities=|status=Breeding}} |
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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The [[Dragon Plague]] aged him considerably, though he was still present at Loch Lagann when Temeraire and [[William Laurence]] stole the cure from that covert. Temeraire told his old master their intentions before flying away; the lack of immediate pursuit suggests that Celeritas did not raise the alarm. When Temeraire returned to Loch Laggan during Napoleon's invasion, Celeritas had retired from his post and gone to the breeding grounds in Ireland for undisclosed reasons. | The [[Dragon Plague]] aged him considerably, though he was still present at Loch Lagann when Temeraire and [[William Laurence]] stole the cure from that covert. Temeraire told his old master their intentions before flying away; the lack of immediate pursuit suggests that Celeritas did not raise the alarm. When Temeraire returned to Loch Laggan during Napoleon's invasion, Celeritas had retired from his post and gone to the breeding grounds in Ireland for undisclosed reasons. | ||
− | Celeritas wore a golden ring studded with a jade stone around his neck, presumably a gift from one of his captains. He | + | Celeritas wore a golden ring studded with a jade stone around his neck, presumably a gift from one of his captains. He was described as yellow with green Reaper markings, though following the Dragon Plague he was said to have turned more of a "bronze" shade and the green markings dulled. |
== Previous captains == | == Previous captains == | ||
− | The first captain for Celeritas was [[Jeremy Rankin]]'s grandfather. Since the [[Rankin family]] had a tradition of sending third sons to the Aerial Corps, it is | + | The first captain for Celeritas was [[Jeremy Rankin]]'s grandfather. Since the [[Rankin family]] had a tradition of sending third sons to the Aerial Corps, it is assumed that this grandfather was a Rankin, though see below. |
− | This first captain's son also served with Celeritas; it is not unambiguously clear whether he became Celeritas' second captain, though this connection is supported by later events. | + | This first captain's son also served with Celeritas; it is not unambiguously clear whether he became Celeritas' second captain, though this connection is supported by later events. It is highly unlikely that this man was Jeremy Rankin's father, the Earl of Kensington, due to British aviators' general abnegation of ranks and responsibilities outside the Corps. Celeritas' second captain was more probably the Earl's brother or brother-in-law; if the latter, then these first two captains' surname may not have been "Rankin". |
A hereditary chain of captaincy is strongly suggested by the expectation that Jeremy Rankin would also serve with Celeritas, and by the consequences thereafter. Celeritas rejected him, but did not fully state his objections to the boy's character because of the fond memory of his first captain. Jeremy Rankin was reassigned to a new dragonet; within a few decades afterward, Celeritas had no captain at all. | A hereditary chain of captaincy is strongly suggested by the expectation that Jeremy Rankin would also serve with Celeritas, and by the consequences thereafter. Celeritas rejected him, but did not fully state his objections to the boy's character because of the fond memory of his first captain. Jeremy Rankin was reassigned to a new dragonet; within a few decades afterward, Celeritas had no captain at all. |