Longwing

The first Longwing was bred during the reign of Henry VII, from a combination of Sharpspitter, Honneur-d'Or and Ironwing dragons. They gained an extremely potent acid attack from the combined venom genes of the Ironwings and Sharpspitters, while the Honneur-d'Or genes pushed them to Middleweight size and made them more useful on the battlefield.

Due to their distinct wings - which are usually twice as long as their body - it is impossible to camouflage Longwings in battle, a common tactic that other countries use to draw attention away from dragons with fire breathing or other abilities as devastating as acid.

Elizabeth I discovered that Longwings prefer female Captains, and the previously difficult to tame dragons became much easier to handle; although it was not for some time that the women who bonded with these dragons were allowed to actually Captain them. This fact is hidden from the public eye, and it is instead simply said that 'new methods of harnessing' were developed.

Their numbers increased, the Longwings would play an instrumental role in the destruction of the Spanish Armada, their powerful vitriolic attack giving the British an important advantage.