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.

Ragnarosa is the babysitter of the cave. She cares for all of the eggs and hatchlings as if they were her own. Occasionally, she takes the hatchlings on small trips through the forests surrounding the caves to the Guardian Lake which holds her egg mate, Hiromi, but they usually stay indoors until the flying lessons can begin. Ragnarosa's workload has lightened considerably since the coming of the vampire dragon, Sangsue. The hatchlings are so enthralled with him and his stories that all Ragnarosa has to do is promise to recite one if they behave and they do whatever she says. It really is quite lovely.