Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It can fit right in your palm.

And look! It has grown wings! It must be close to maturing.

Young dragons are relatively defenseless. They are born with relatively soft scales, which are shed and replaced with harder ones as the hatchling matures. Once a hatchling’s wings grow in, it typically marks the beginning of maturation. At this point they are often capable of hunting on their own and are usually left alone by their mother.

Smallstart is an adorably small Pygmy dragon with a considerably loud call, especially when he is scared or startled. Working as an alert dragon for the Home cave, he often adopts a meerkat-esque stance to search for enemies. He is looked after by Smalldash.