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.

Thunder dragons are the masters of electricity. Their wings gather energy as they soar through the clouds, and when they clap their wings together they can create devastating arcs of lightning. They can stay airborne nearly indefinitely, landing only to sleep and breed; they catch their prey from the air and take moisture from the clouds. A thunder dragon’s roar is considered to be an omen of misfortune.

This dragon hails from a primitive dragon tribe, one in which old ceremonies and ancient rites hold sway over all else, the tribe consistently demanding the sacrifice of living beings because of the decaying religion to which it clings. However, this fate was almost changed; the druid who was the clan's most recent high priest was a wise and gentle creature, and he sought to set his tribe on a more peaceful path. Believing in the druid's vision, this Thunder happily served him as his acolyte--until the druid departed the backwards clan to find a gentler people. Too afraid of the unknown world beyond his clan's borders to follow, the acolyte remained behind... and soon found himself locked in the steely gaze of the clan's vicious high priestess. Raised and groomed by the dark-hearted druidess, he now serves as both her mate and the clan's new high priest, little trace remaining of the gentle creature he used to be...