It is no mystery where Howler Drakes got their names. Though not very bright, these emotive creatures employ an impressive vocabulary of loud chortles, shrieks, and songs to communicate with one another, and almost never stop chattering. Howler Drakes inhabit dense jungles, foraging in the fertile soil for mushrooms, tubers, and insects. When threatened, a Howler will flare its wings to display its bright red eye spots, while letting out an ear-splitting scream.

Though it may appear at first that dragons and drakes have much in common, the two are completely separate species. Drakes are smaller and less intelligent than their cousin species, though both dragons and drakes sit comfortably near the top of the food chain. They are always found bearing antlers and leathery wings. Drakes share many of the same habitats that dragons do, and typically hunt in packs.

Though Hinageshi loves to chatter with the other Howler Drakes in the clan, she is actually relatively hesitant to use screaming threat displays against predators out in the wild. Instead, when she feels she is being followed or threatened, she begins to make a series of unnerving clicking and buzzing sounds, which tend to make a predator nervous enough to leave her alone. Hatchlings in the clan are currently forbidden to ask her to teach them the noises she knows.