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[[Image:LienAndBoney.jpg|thumb|300px|Lung Tien Lien and Napoleon, by Rob Carlos]] | [[Image:LienAndBoney.jpg|thumb|300px|Lung Tien Lien and Napoleon, by Rob Carlos]] | ||
− | [[Image:Lien | + | [[Image:Lung Tien Lien|thumb|300px|Lung Tien Lien ]] |
− | [[Image:Lung_tien_lien.jpg|thumb|300px|Lung Tien Lien, by Mooir]] | + | [[Image:Lung_tien_lien.jpg|thumb|300px|Lung Tien Lien, by Mooir]] |
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Duel.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Lien and Temeraire Duel, by S. Arcand]] |
− | {{Dragons|name=Lung Tien Lien|dob= | + | |
+ | {{Dragons|name=Lung Tien Lien|dob=About 30 years ago|species=[[Celestial]]|captain=[[Prince Yongxing]] (deceased)|nation=China|appearance=Albino coloring; white with red eyes|abilities=[[Divine Wind]]|status=Active}} | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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− | + | Lien was believed to be cursed because she was born in "mourning colors" (since she is albino). Yongxing took her as his companion even though it meant he could not be Emperor. They apparently had a deep affection for one another. Yongxing was killed accidentally during a duel between Lien and [[Temeraire]], instigated by Temeraire when it became clear that Yongxing was behind recurring attacks on [[Laurence]]'s life. Lien therefore blamed Temeraire for Yongxing's death and dedicated her life to destroying him. To achieve this, she entered the service of [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] as an officer in France. On leaving the tunnel through the great wall that marked the Chinese border, Lien wrote on the tunnel wall in memory of Yongxing: | |
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:Ten thousand <i>li</i> between me and your grave, | :Ten thousand <i>li</i> between me and your grave, | ||
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(As an albino, Lien found bright sunlight difficult to bear.) | (As an albino, Lien found bright sunlight difficult to bear.) | ||
− | + | On her way to France in the company of the French ambassador [[De Guignes]], Lien stopped at the court of Sultan [[Selim III]] in Istanbul and persuaded the Sultan not to sell Turkish dragon eggs to the British, as he had previously agreed to do. She may also have been involved in the deaths of the British embassy staff in Istanbul. | |
− | + | Lien made many significant changes in the French military strategy and logistics. She revolutionized transport in the army through carrying troops in dragon rigging and taught the French more effective ways of flying in formation. Several years older and more experienced than Temeraire, she knew how to use the [[Divine Wind]] in more varied ways. For example, at the siege of [[Danzig]] she used it to break up the frozen ground so it would be easier for the soldiers to dig trenches. During the [[Battle of Shoeburyness]] she created a huge wave which sank Nelson's fleet and gave Napoleon the chance to escape. | |
− | + | It is very probable that her influence on Bonaparte resulted in better treatment of dragons and huge changes in the architecture of Paris. | |
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Although Temeraire disliked her, he learned from her example, not only in ways of applying the Divine Wind but also in political maneuvering. | Although Temeraire disliked her, he learned from her example, not only in ways of applying the Divine Wind but also in political maneuvering. | ||
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