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.

Deep sea dragons, as their name suggests, spend most of their time in the darkest depths of the sea. They have a bioluminescent dorsal spine that serves to attract prey and communicate with their own kind. As with many deep sea animals, they generally eat whatever they can manage to bait. They rarely leave the ocean floor, surfacing only during breeding season. When they do choose to travel to the shallower depths, they avoid bright lights and will only come up far away from shore.

Raised mostly by her father outside of her home seas, she does not follow the example of her mother, Rahkia Clearsweep. She remains stalwart and neutral, and considers herself a mere spectator of the world's events. Her main act is the project of eliminating all magic-using non-dragons (possibly including humans), which can disturb the balance in the ongoing conflict between dragon clans. Most of the time, she swims the deeps, looking for intriguing lore about her clanmates, hence the name "Magebane Lurker" was given to her.