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.

Gold dragons are the ones most often killed by humans, who consider their scales to be extremely valuable. These golden scales grant them a high level of protection, similar to armor, and they use this to their advantage in battle.

Aurelia the Merry, even apart from her shining scales, is a ray of light. Her love of life, good company, beautiful sights and good food are nearly unrivaled. In her opinion, her clan's den is a wonderful place, and she eagerly helps in the snatching and raising of eggs and hatchlings to add to those who enjoy it. It grieves her that so many of her clan's eggs are sent to other keepers, but even that does not seem to dampen her merriment for long.