Dragon Weight Classification
In the western world, dragons are divided into three major weight classes; Lightweight (which is in turn divided into Courier and Light-Combat), Middleweight & Heavyweight. It should be noted, however, that weight is not always a clear indication of size. For example, the Celestial dragon Temeraire is said to weigh around 18 Tonnes, but drawings of the breed depct him much larger than other breeds of similar weight. However, he is said to be leaner than Maximus, a Regal Copper, so presumably the Celestial breed is lean by nature. Another thing to note is that some breeds of dragon can only reach certain heights, hence different courier breeds being used for different distances.
Currently, the specifications for the groups are based off confirmed sizes of specific dragon breeds.
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Lightweight: <10 Tonnes
Courier: <6 Tonnes
- Chasseur-Vocifere: 4 Tonnes (France)
- Greyling: Average weight presumably somewhere between 2-8 Tonnes (Britain)
- Jade: Quite possibly the smallest dragon breed; smaller than a horse (China)
- Mauerfuchs: (Prussia)
- Plein-Vite: (France)
- Sharpspitter: Breed too small and low-flying for combat (Britain)
- Unnamed Chinese Breed: Larger than Jade (China)
- Winchester: 2-3 Tonnes (Britain)
Light Combat: 6-10 Tonnes
- Alaman: (Turkey)
- Flecha-del-Fuego: (Spain)
- Garde-de-Lyon: (France)
- Grey Copper: (Britain)
- Grey Widowmaker: 8 Tonnes (Britain)
- Li-Lung: (China)
- Pascal's_Blue: (France)
- Pou-de-Ciel: Barely combat weight, around 6-7 Tonnes. (France)
- Roi-de-Vitesse: (France)
Middleweight: 10-18 Tonnes
- Akhal-Teke: (Turkey)
- Anglewing: Slightly larger than Yellow Reaper. (Britain)
- Berghexe: (Prussia)
- Honneur-d'Or: (France)
- Longwing: Smaller than Celestial but larger than Yellow Reaper. (Britain)
- Malachite Reaper: Presumably of a similar size to Yellow Reaper. (Britain)
- Pecheur-Couronne: (France)
- Pecheur-Raye: (France)
- Papillon Noir: Presumably of a similar size to Flamme-de-Gloire (France)
- Yellow Reaper: Generally 12-15 Tonnes, though 10-17 is full range (Britain)
Heavyweight: 18> Tonnes
- Cauchador Real: 25 Tonnes (Spain)
- Celestial: 18-20 Tonnes (China)
- Chanson-de-Guerre: Similar in size to Celestial (France)
- Chequered Nettle: (Britain)
- Defendeur-Brave: (France)
- Fleur-de-Nuit: (France)
- Grand Chevalier: Similar in size to Regal Copper (France)
- Imperial: Presumably of a similar size to Celestial (China)
- Kazilik: (Turkey)
- Parnassian: Smaller than Celestial (Britain)
- Petit Chevalier: 18 Tonnes (France)
- Regal Copper: Generally 30-50 Tonnes; the largest dragon breed (Britain)
Unknown/Unspecified Weight
- Dakota: (North America} Presumed Heavyweight.
- Copacati: (South America) Presumably Heavyweight/Middleweight.
- Emerald Glass: (China)
- Flamme-de-Gloire: Presumably of a similar size to Papillon Noir (France)
- Scarlet Flower: (China)
- Shen-Lung: Size varies (China)
- Sui Riu: Size varies(Japan)
Breeds Not Yet Seen
- Bright Copper: (Britain) Presumed Middleweight.
- Ironwing: (Russia) Presumed Light/Middleweight.
- Ka-Riu: (Japan) Possibly Lightweight; see page for details.
- Lindorm: (Scandanavia) Presumably Light/Middleweight.
- Xenica: (Britain}
