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.

When water dragons mature, they lose their legs and the ability to survive on land, entering the water permanently. They are adept swimmers and eat whatever fish are in the lake they live in. They tend to inhabit the same lake for their entire lives, although a few live in the ocean and swim all over the world.

Swimming through the slippery reeds, listening for the swish of a tail fin, Dazzling Ocean is soon to find a meal. Here, in the lake that is the centre of her clans territory, she chooses to spend her days. The restrictions of her only being able to survive in water never seem to bother her, and in fact she quite enjoys it. The water makes for such a great hunting place, she thinks, and she's proud of her ability to breath underwater.

You can often find her talking to her land friends, playfully splashing them in the face with water when they least expect it. Being so friendly and trustworthy, shes been given the responsibility of teaching the clans young to swim. Teaching the young to swim will prevent them from drowning, she says, and she does so with great honor.