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.

Bright pink dragons are one of the few all-female breeds of dragons. Their bright colors make them easy to spot during dragon mating season. They are primarily herbivores, but eat meat during mating season when it is brought to them by a mate. Mating seasons occur once every 200 years and can last up to 2 years.

Nitunadsila is the first child of Adsila (hence her name, which roughly means "daughter of Adsila") and Jethane.  While her mother's love was given to a strong black dragon, Nitunadsila's heart was stolen by a water dragon, Orastrilis.  They met when she perched on a cliff overlooking the bay where he lives.  Now she basks on the shore or flies overhead as he swims, and dines on fish with him rather than meat.  They have several offspring together, and like her parents, she has mated for life.