Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. Except for the occasional flicker of movement, it remains inanimate.

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.

Lavow is a very solemn hatchling.  Like most stones, he doesn't move much, and he rarely speaks to anyone.  He dislikes the sun, so he hides back in caves, away from it all.  He sometimes complains about things, such as the cave being too wet, but he seems too sad about it to actually do something to help himself.