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.

This dragon has always had a tendency to stay away from other dragon breeds, even when he was the only gold dragon in the cave. Presently, he appears to have become the patriarch of a clan of golds, all of whom seem to only mingle with other breeds during breeding season. He is the oldest of the clan, and therefore the most respected. He was aptly named, as he is both respected as an idol would be and rather infamous for his aversion to species that are not his own.