Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. But... where are its legs?

And look! It has gotten bigger and is now able to use magic. 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.

This hatchling has an obsession with toads. When he finds one, he uses his electricity to zap them. Over time, he has learned to fine-tune his jolts so that he does not kill them on the first zap. Phroggphriar is particularly fascinated with how high he can get them to jump.