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.

Unlike their diurnal relatives, Night Glory drakes are shy and reserved. Active during the night, they are often mistaken for bats and chased away from human settlements. With their excellent agility and night vision, they are perfectly adapted to nocturnal life. Breeding only takes place during evenings after the dark settles in.

Snaggledrake is one of the clumsiest member of his breed.  His wingtip curls catch on anything nearby him, like tree branches and cloth.  Once he was startled by a woman who was stargazing quietly and did not see him when she stepped; leaping to get out of the way, he inadvertently tore her skirt off. As she screamed, he flew away as quickly as he could. The skirt was caught on two of his wingtips and dragged him down a bit until it got caught on a church steeple. Finally free of the thing, Snaggledrake made his way home. The skirt was left as a banner that confused the townspeople in the morning.