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.

Dark green dragons, once they mature, appear to become an entirely different species. However, this isn't true. Rather, they burrow underground and get nutrients from their vines. These vines are sometimes referred to as Dragon Grass. These dragons are very violent, and will use their vines to capture, kill, and eat anything that moves, as well as nearby plants. Luckily, their range is limited and they cannot use magic. Dark green dragons tend to be easy to spot since they usually kill all plants around them and thus are usually surrounded by a large clearing.

Edelweis is an old dragon. He was the first one to discover this remote cave, located in the forest bordering on a mountain chain. He thought of it as a perfect home: a clearing next to the cave, a small stream flowing nearby - perfect place to have a family. So he settled there, digging his roots deep into the clearing, growing beautiful flowers to attract a female... He waited for a long time - but nobody came.

Eventually another dragon came to the cave - a Silver named Kuja. Followed by Akariko and Gertjan. All of those were lonely males like himself, and all were welcomed in his home...

Kuja was the first to find a mate, and finally the life in the cave became less gloomy - it was filled with happiness and laughter. Eventually, everybody found a mate, except for him... By this time, he was too old to leave, grown too deeply to his home and friends. He thought he'd never find anybody and wither, childless... Until his life was graced by Melenna. (please see her description for more)