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.

White dragons are pacifists and specialize in extremely strong healing magic. The only limit of this magic is that it can't bring back the dead. They only eat plants and never kill living things.

Genis-Sage loves to help out other animals, not just dragons. He does his best with his healing arts, and loves to take care of young hatchlings. He lives with Dawn, a young girl of 16, who had stumbled upon a dragon egg and ran away from home. Since that time, she has befriended and helped countless dragons and hatchlings alike. On her adventures she met a young boy named Lance and his Northern Pgymy Owl named Skye. On one of their travels, Lance came upon Genis-Sage's egg, and immediately started to take care of him. Genis-Sage, Lance and Skye became a wonderful team: a dragon, a human, and an owl.