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.

Red dragons are similar to typical story book dragons. They shoot flames, can fly, etc. However, they aren't evil creatures as depicted in myths and won't go around raiding castles, killing knights, or kidnapping princesses. They live in a variety of habitats, from forests to coastlines to abandoned castles, usually in warm climates, and eat whatever living creatures they can find.

Making her home in the high ScarRock mountains, near Valenwood forest, EmberSong is a fighter. She, along with her human Nikko (and sometimes the black dragon Obsidian), frequently make raids on the bandit camps that can be found on the plains of Shiver, not far from the forest. She feeds mostly on the mountain goats that live near her home, although she is not above roasting and eating the bands that are killed in the raids. Her natural desire to fight, coupled with a strong sense of justice makes her a perfect warrior for good. Her flames are her strongest weapon, and she is a strong endurance flier. She is not unintelligent, but her straightforward way of thinking means that she often falls foul of Obsidian's pranks, whenever she is near the black dragon. She also is impatient with shy dragons, so she stays away from Valenwood. But she does love the fosterer greatly.