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.

Purple 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.

Rapurpzle is named for her long golden hair, reminiscent of fairy tale Rapunzel. It's unlikely that she ever let her hair down from a lofty tower so that a suitor dragon could climb up, since typically any suitor would be much too heavy and could probably fly up there, anyway. But she is proud of her silken locks, and brushes them 100 times every night before bed. Dragons are vain creatures, and Rapurpzle is no exception. She enjoys flirting with the unattached males of the cave, and on a few occasions has been reprimanded for making eyes at unavailable elder dragon males.