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.

Dorsal dragons are so named because they have large fins along their backs that can be raised and lowered at will. They use these fins to regulate body temperature; they raise them to cool off when they become overheated. The bright colors on the fins double as a means of attracting mates.

Lilac Frill is very pretty and smart. She likes to take long walks on the beach. A lot of dragons want to be her mate. She hates all of them. She wants to mate with another frill dragon. She often sits on the beach and day-dreams about a perfect frill dragon coming to save her from evil. She likes to play with the hatchlings and laugh at what they do. She wishes, like a lot of other dragons, that she could have her own hatchling.