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.

Two headed dragons are a special breed of dragons. They have two necks, two brains, two mouths, but one stomach and one main body. The two heads usually work together, but there are times when they will fight each other, attacking back and forth. They use their sharp teeth and wings to hunt large animals, and rarely eat plants. It is unknown what would happen if a two headed dragon were to mate with a one headed dragon, since it has never occurred. They only mate within their breed.

A cold and calculating war mount, Baneblade is often seen drawing up battle plans of his past or present expeditions. He has an excellent memory and an eye for detail; his reactions are honed sharp for urgent situations.

It takes a very intelligent and charismatic rider to keep BaneBlade in line. Once, he took over an entire flight of dragons during a campaign that looked to be less than successful. The campaign ended in victory, with fewer casualties than expected. His mutiny did not please the trainers at all.

Due to Baneblade's tendancies for mutiny, he is not taken on difficult crusades anymore. However, his former rider sometimes steals his drawings so they can be used as new strategies and raids.