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.

Black dragons are warriors. They are strong and capable in battles of force, but also ample magic users, capable of devastating opponents with their spells. Their bright eyes give them excellent night vision, which is why they generally hunt during the night.

Kurai Kuramoto mysteriously arrived in the cave as an egg on a cloudy and dismal day. The clouds wrapped the cave in a velvety darkness only to be broken on the day Kurai matured, leaving the other dragons puzzled and very much afraid of his new presence. He communicates with none but his companion In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida. Melancholy and grim, Kurai watches the others from his perch in the shadows until nightfall when he makes a timely flight to places unknown, returning just shy of dawn.