Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It glows brightly, and seems to prefer warm areas.

And look! It has grown wings! It must be close to maturing.

Young dragons are relatively defenseless. They are born with relatively soft scales, which are shed and replaced with harder ones as the hatchling matures. Once a hatchling’s wings grow in, it typically marks the beginning of maturation. At this point they are often capable of hunting on their own and are usually left alone by their mother.

Though ember dragons are not touted as fire-breathing arsonists, Flame will do anything to see the flickering tongues of fire devour everything flammable anyone leaves not drenched thoroughly in water. The Specialist makes absolutely sure that this hatchling is never confused with Charcoal and brought along on her trips between habitats, for the safety of her notes and extensive draconic research.