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.

Seasonal dragons take on the characteristics of the season during which they are born. Thus, eggs that are laid in spring match the pink flowers and green buds of spring, and those that are laid in the summer grow to depict the bright green of the forest trees and the yellow of the sun. Eggs laid in autumn display the bright colors of leaves falling from trees, and those that are laid during winter take on the appearance of the icy snow.

Ravi the Fervent attacks everything he does with unmatched enthusiasm. He has seemingly unlimited energy. He is always the first to awaken in the morning, the first to volunteer for anything, and the last to go to sleep. While this is all very beneficial to the Ruda Clan in theory, Ravi does not know his limits. He will try to do things that are obviously beyond his abilities such as fighting an opponent much stronger than himself, or attempting to fly at high speeds and either crashing or tiring out. This became a headache for everyone. Fixing Ravi's mistakes is a time consuming and difficult process. However, Alexandros the Unmoving has come up with a solution: taking advantage of Ravi's enthusiasm, he first mentions a doable job for Ravi to volunteer for, then hand out the more strenuous tasks to the more capable dragons.