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.

The favored child of Syrieth and Crnobog, Syrnobog is highly devious and ambitious. He works behind the scenes at overtaking his father and eventually the king Arron as well. He will do anything to become leader as he wants - including killing his father. The only reason he hasn't killed his father yet is too many know of his hatred. He is a cruel, but unfortunately powerful dragon. His magic is the strongest of any of the black dragons. In fact, only the magis can beat him magically out of the clan.