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.

Dark green dragons, once they mature, appear to become an entirely different species. However, this isn't true. Rather, they burrow underground and get nutrients from their vines. These vines are sometimes referred to as Dragon Grass. These dragons are very violent, and will use their vines to capture, kill, and eat anything that moves, as well as nearby plants. Luckily, their range is limited and they cannot use magic. Dark green dragons tend to be easy to spot since they usually kill all plants around them and thus are usually surrounded by a large clearing.

Destasia felt the tremors of the earthquake first. She stirred in her burrow, her vines and flowers rising and stretching, seeking. The Border Guard paused in his work to shoot her a nervous look; she ignored him. Her vines sensed nothing in the sky, but the earth...

She laughed, her petals fluttering and gleaming crimson in the sun, and added her own strength to that stirring in the caverns beneath Drekanos. Felt the bound forces of the earth shudder and move, disturbing her roots; distantly she heard the traders' voices anxious and complaining, the Guards' nervous and placating. Then the earth heaved and shattered, tearing her roots, but she laughed and embraced it, riding the earth-storm, as spells broke and human voices screamed.

And for the first time, unbound, she feasted.