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.

Stone dragons have a tough outer covering made of a stone-like material. They eat rocks, using the minerals they contain for nourishment and to keep up their stone outer shell. They rarely move, and are the heaviest of all types of dragons. Although they have wings, indicating flight ability, no one has ever seen a stone dragon flying.

Named for a foreign word for statue, Socha was born of unknown parents and came to Rosemary Valley as a egg.

She doesn't move around a lot or do much, but sitting around all day gives her plenty of time to think, and as a result she comes up with fantastic stories that she scratches into flat rocks, and the walls of her cave.

Lian is her mate. He lives with her in the same cave, and shares her love of stories. They have one daughter, the pretty little earth dragon Muffy.