Lord Jinai

Character Profile

Name:	Lord Jinai
Date of Birth:	Unknown (400 years old)
Breed:	Sui Riu
Captain:	None
National Loyalty:	Japan
Appearance:	Immense; heavy-finned head; silvery-grey, with short, stubby wings; pallid white eyes
Special Abilities:	Water spitter
Status:	Alive

Biography

Lord Jinai is a Sui Riu dragon, first encountered by Temeraire and his formation off the coast of Japan. Described by Temeraire as "immense" and "sea-serpent-like", Lord Jinai attacks the English dragons before receiving a spit of acid in the eye from Lily, and retreating.

Later on, he meets William Laurence, where Laurence notes that the dragon had a "glitter of angry malice" in its eyes. Laurence also noted that Lord Jinai had a "gleam of intelligence" in his eyes, and followed conversation with a "keen, cold interest".

Kaneko Hiromasa calls Lord Jinai the "guardian of the West". The massive Sui Riu dragon also guards Nagasaki Harbor.