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.

The Lone One she is called by the people and animals that live in the rocky region of cold ocean shores near the mountain home of Nettle. This red dragoness has never been seen in the company of other dragons, and even the land around her dwelling has been scorched of all living things. Some call her evil, but others whisper sad tales of a love lost to the hunting parties from the north, and say that Nettle watched in helplessness as a young dragon while her love was captured and killed by the hunters. No one knows the truth of the tale, but many suspect that it might be true. Because while Nettle might try to keep all other living things at bay, she is never seen to openly hunt down any intelligent species, and the people say that it speaks of a soft spot in her heart.