Temeraire/1809

* Vase
* Map
* Sea Serpent

### Appearance

glossy black hide with opalescent blue and pale grey markings on the edges of his wings

## Military

### Status

* Alive
* Exiled from Britain
* Active

## Book Appearances

### Books

* *His Majesty's Dragon*
* *Throne of Jade*
* *Black Powder War*
* *Empire of Ivory*
* *Victory of Eagles*
* *Tongues of Serpents*
* *Crucible of Gold*
* *Blood of Tyrants*
* *League of Dragons*

## 1809

from *Tongues of Serpents*

Temeraire and Laurence are sent into exile with three eggs that the British considered undesirable. A few senior aviators that were also considered undesirable were sent to be the captains if the eggs hatched as well as various crew members to start a covert in New South Wales.

### Terra Australis

The seven (or eight) month voyage is uneventful, except that Iskierka with only Grandby as a passenger joins them on the ship, much to Temeraire’s disgust. Iskierka is demanding an egg from Temeraire because she things a cross between her, a fire breather and a Celestial dragon would turn out to be amazing.

Once they arrive in Australia, they discovered a nearly lawless town full of slothful and drunken people, including the royal guards, nicknamed the “rum guards”.  Soon after their arrival Jeremy Rankin arrives and Laurence receives orders to allow him to be put to the first dragonet to be born.

Temeraire does his best to instruct the first egg to harden against Rankin, but when Caesar is born, he proves to be a perfect match to Rankin and accepts him as his captain.

Temeraire is concerned over Laurence as he seems very unhappy with their situation and Temeraire becomes very disgusted with Kangroo meat.

All of the Dragons, Aviators and a gang of convicts set out to discover a way through the Blue Mountains and to build a road to the pass.

During their search they become turned around and lose their initial source of water, when Caesar gets heat stroke, amidst protests Temeraire has to carry him and Rankin. Eventually Tharkay finds them water but the yellow reaper egg is stolen. Temeraire and Iskierka become frantic to find it.

While still on the trail of the missing egg, the last, too small egg hatches. The poor dragonet doesn’t seem to be fully formed, can’t fly or hunt immediately, which many of the party include the dragons take as a sign that it won’t survive. None of the remaining aviators are willing to harness it and while they are arguing over who is going to put it down against Laurence’s insistence that if the dragonet is to die it will do it on its own self without any help,  Demane harness and names him Kulingile.

While hunting down the missing egg, Temeraire becomes ill with a cough, sore throat and loss of appetite which Gong Su is unable to revive so makes tea and broth for him to eat and everyone else has to fend for themselves.

### Sand Trap

Temeraire falls asleep on sand but in the morning discovers that it has become quick sand, other than not being able to get out of it, not in any mortal danger unless they can’t get him out.  Tharkay is convinced that the bunyip diverted a nearby spring of water to the area under Temeraire to create the quagmire.

Once freed they continue on the trail of the missing egg, until they come to a hidden port on the Indian ocean where they discover the young dragon, Tharunka as well as a Chinese port of trade.

### Chinese Port

They linger there for a few weeks recovering from their long journey.  While there they met a new breed of Dragons that the Chinese have breed, these Dragons can travel without landing for days and even weeks.

They are invited to a big feast where merchant ships from many different nations arrive to attend. After the feast they find out how the Chinese have transported many tons of goods across the Indian Ocean, by using trained Sea serpents.  The Sea serpents can carry many tons of cargo and travel very fast. A few days later two British ships arrive to put a stop to Chinese incursion onto the Australian continent.

When they plan on firing upon the port and destroying it, Temeraire starts working out how he can stop them.  He plans to recreate a tidal wave the way that Lein did in the English Channel, but not directed at the ships.  Laurence stops him and explains to him the difference between treason for selfish reasons and for a higher good.  Laurence isn’t happy with Temeraire and Temeraire is down cast that he cost Laurence again.  Before they land, the sea serpents are called to attack and destroy the ships.  Temeraire and the other dragons rescue as many of the British sailors that they can and then are told to leave. They travel with the sailors over land back to Sydney.

### Return

Once returned to Sydney they discovered a new governor and that the sea serpents have been seen in the harbor. The new governor is bent on making the Chinese pay for incursion on to the continent so plan an attack against the Sea Serpents. The same leaders that had rebelled against the previous governor understand how foolish his plan is, so stages another coup and take over.

John Macarthur one of the community leaders and one of the rebellion's leaders wants Laurence to take over the covert in Sydney or to become a Minister, the deposed governor wants to send Laurence and Temeraire to a prison in India, anywhere to keep them out of the hands of Macarthur. Laurence and Temeraire set off to their Valley that they clamed to build a pavilion and to fatten up the cows.

## References

1. ↑ Novik, Naomi. Tongues of Serpents: A Novel of Temeraire (p. 211). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.