Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. Its eyes glow brightly at night, and it enjoys attacking insects and small animals.

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.

A prodigy of magic, this brilliant young Black dragon was on her way to becoming a most formidable adult... until, that is, she rushed out a pentagram too quickly and replaced a most vital rune. The spell that was supposed to grant her limitless magic instead condemned her to be eternally a cute little hatchling. Enraged by this cheat of fate, she spends most of her time screaming about her misfortune; any who dare suggest that being a kid forever isn't such a bad thing promptly finds themselves turned into particularly ugly warthogs.