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.

Gold dragons are the ones most often killed by humans, who consider their scales to be extremely valuable. These golden scales grant them a high level of protection, similar to armor, and they use this to their advantage in battle.

Animia is the most unique dragon of the group. This is not because of her gold color, but because she has the characteristics of a close friend of the dragons. Being named after that friend, Animia keeps a close eye on the hatchings and sometimes other dragons to make sure that they don't get into trouble. She sometimes has to scold them to get them to listen to her, but all of the dragons love Animia.

For unknown reasons, Animia misspells things when she speaks.