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.

This male was nurtured carefully from the egg by the cruel magi Fatin.  He is the prince of the lair, and knows it. He doesn't keep his feelings to himself, often sneering at the "lesser" dragons of the lair, especially antagonizing Akoko and Alaunus. Despite this, he can often be quite charming, and he does have a heart - one quite taken by the silver Syrieth. As they are the unofficial prince and princess of the lair, the pairing made sense. He often goes hunting for choice items to bring back to his love, and he would drop any mission at a moment's notice if Syrieth needed him. In battle, he is fast and fierce and without honor. He will attack weak spots, he will approach from behind, and he will kill quickly or torture slowly all depending on his mood. While it is likely he will never become king as Arron will never die except in battle and Crnobog would probably die with him, the lair dragons not on Fatin's side fear him being king more than Arron.