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.

Sozu is the nest mate of Karein. As the first female to be adopted into the Rappanna clan, competition for her affections were fierce and would have been much nastier had two white dragons not been on hand. She chose Baroque as her mate rather quickly, and the two remain inseparable. She often acts as peace-keeper among the more quarrelsome hatchlings, and sometimes even for the adults. She shares Baroque and K'treva's affection for hatchlings, though she doesn't have as much patience for them as they do.