Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It has a large stone on its tail.

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.

Nichi no hoseki is just like any sunstone dragon, basking in the sun all the time. The only time he is not basking in the sun is when he is hunting for gems to snack on. He likes to play in the sun almost as much as basking in it. He runs through the fields when the sun is shining bright and jumps high in the air to soak up a little bit more of the rays.

His name means sun jewel.