Green: Female (20-24 meters). The smallest and most numerous of dragons. Light, highly maneuverable and agile, the greens are the sprinters of dragonkind. They breathe short bursts of flame. Greens would usually be rendered sterile through a sex-linked disability triggered by chronic use of firestone. Impressed by women or homosexual men.
Blue: Male (24-30 meters). The workhorse of the dragons. Medium-sized, the blues are as tough as the greens but not as maneuverable. They have more stamina under pressure and are capable of sustaining flame longer. These are usually the dragons to catch greens on their flights. Impressed by homo- or hetero- sexual men.
Brown: Male (30-40 meters). Larger than greens and blues, some well-grown browns are as big as smaller bronzes and could actually mate with the queens if they so dared. The browns are the real wheel-horses of the dragons, reasonably agile and strong enough to go a whole Fall without faltering. They are more intelligent than blues or greens, with greater powers of concentration. Impressed only by men.
Bronze: Male (35-45 meters). The leaders of the dragons. All bronzes compete to mate with the gold queens; the rider whose dragon succeeds becomes Weyrleader. Bronzes are generally trained for leadership and assume Wingleader and Wingsecond positions along with browns. These are the dragons most likely to catch golds. Impressed only by men.
Gold: Queen, female (40-45 meters). The bearer of young all her life, the queen is traditionally mated by whichever bronze can catch her. Although browns can mate with queens - and sometimes do, in the case of junior queens - this is unusual, but not unencouraged. The queen is fertile all her life and bears eggs which she oversees till they hatch. Impressed only by women.
Information attained from Dark Moon Weyr.
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