Excidium

Character Profile

Name:	Excidium
Date of Birth:	c. 1725
Breed:	Longwing
Captain:	Jane Roland
National Loyalty:	Britain
Appearance:	Blue with black/white/orange wing tips
Special Abilities:	Acid spitter
Status:	Active

Biography

Excidium (Latin for 'destruction') is a longwing with 80 years of experience.

Excidium has had several captains during his life. According to Jane Roland, captains breed themselves as much as dragons are bred with the intent their children become the dragon's captain upon their deaths, and the dragon will have a captain that "shares their pain."

Emily Roland, who served as a member of Temeraire's crew, was to be Excidium's captain after Jane's death.

He participated in the Battle of the Nile and Battle of Trafalgar. He also fought during Napoleon's invasion of Britain. At that time he received a pair of epaulettes.