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.

Often found strutting about on an island in the middle of a lake, this dragon is very generous. When he's not teaching the young hatchings to fly, he is out hunting for the weak and sick. Despite this, he can still be very stubborn and vain. He is good friends with Rick Wright, a white dragon, and will often stick up for him when he is bullied by Roger Waters, a water dragon who is immensely jealous of David Gilmour's beautiful golden scales.