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.

When water dragons mature, they lose their legs and the ability to survive on land, entering the water permanently. They are adept swimmers and eat whatever fish are in the lake they live in. They tend to inhabit the same lake for their entire lives, although a few live in the ocean and swim all over the world.

You come out of the forest into a clearing banked on one side by a high cliff and a large lake on the other. As you approach the lake the water starts to ripple. Just as you reach the shore you notice a large black eye staring up at you out of water. Not a moment later you think the lake has exploded as you are drenched from head to toe. As you shake yourself off and wipe your eyes you hear an evil snickering and see a flash of tail, getting hit with yet more water as the little devil dragon disappears into the depths. Luckily there is plenty of beautiful shore to dry off on...