Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It occasionally shoots small puffs of smoke from its nose, like it’s trying to breathe fire.

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.

Toughly Ugly is a strong, brave little hatchling who often boasts of his courage and strength. He has much pride in his heart. Because of this, most of the other dragons are afraid that if they break the truth to him it will break his heart. He never listens to any other hatchlings though. The truth is, he isn't tough or strong at all!