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.

Black dragons are warriors. They are strong and capable in battles of force, but also ample magic users, capable of devastating opponents with their spells. Their bright eyes give them excellent night vision, which is why they generally hunt during the night.

When Sooty Boots was a hatchling, he was a wild hatchling. He escaped from his mother on adventure only to have half of him crushed by a boulder. He stayed there for two days when finally a purple dragon found him. To end his pain, she struck him with a shard of rock in the head. She then sealed him in a frozen hole. However, the next day, a cat that goes by the name of Catty found poor little Sooty encased in his prison, alive and sitting up!

Catty took the hatchling home and tried to nourish Sooty back to full health without the help of any of her white dragons. She failed, but kept Sooty anyways.

Today, Sooty is still crippled. He still manages to have fun and act like a normal dragon.