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.

Since the day he grew up, Waterzorz envied the other dragon species, and still does. He dreams of one day soaring the skies with the dragon species that are capable of flight, but knows he is forever condemned to life in water, along with his other water-dragon brethren. The only thing that keeps him going is the knowledge that he has something the other dragon species don't: his swimming ability, which is quite amazing; Waterzorz has won almost every race he's been in. Recently, Waterzorz's longing for the ability to fly has been somewhat alleviated due to his finding of a mate whom he loves, as does she towards him.