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.

Timekeeper is the scribe of Kaini's clan. He writes the scroll in the dragon language and keeps track of every dragon, hatchling and egg. As such, he is a very talented artist, painting the pictures of every dragon on the scroll. Kaini sometimes catches him drawing on the cave walls, leaving huge murals on the stone; beautifully painted landscapes with dragons dominating the sky, breathing fire or showing off their claws.

Timekeeper is very shy about it, not letting Kaini tell the other dragons who painted them. She respectfully keeps his secret, but won't leave the talented dragon alone about it.