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.

Lord Icecloud is the wise and firm alpha of the hidden mountain cave where the human Silver Healer keeps her dragons. He is very young for an alpha but his healing powers are tremendous, and he would never dream of harming another; if there is physical danger, he sends out Sunstrider Dream and Midnight Sunbeam out to protect the cave. While his lifemate is Lady Vortex, he mates often with the lone adult silver in the cave, Dawn-of-December, and secretly prefers her over his actual lifemate.