Dragons are creatures with nearly unlimited life spans. They can survive for long periods of time, and no one has found a dragon that has died of old age. Adolescence is usually marked by the growth of a hatchling’s wings, although not all breeds of dragons grow wings and some breeds have other traits that indicate the beginning of maturation. Once they hit adolescence, hatchlings change quickly, maturing to their full forms in only 2 years.

Dragons don’t communicate with each other verbally, but they will growl to scare off predators and frighten prey. Young dragons will emit an extremely high-pitched squeal when they are frightened. To communicate, they use telepathy with each other and to speak to other creatures.

From the start, Auralai knew she was special, as the Dragon Breeder stood guard over her throughout her days as a hatchling, watching her carefully and stepping in when play with other hatchlings got too rough.

The Dragon Breeder watched her especially closely when other Breeders came by to admire her, and so Auralai grew up with a sense of self importance and vanity. Preening herself and showing herself to best advantage when admirers are around. Yet, in spite of her vanity she possesses a gentle heart, especially when one of other dragons is hurt or sad.