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.

Gyra was a stray egg brought in.  The black egg was found laying in the bushes, and Calcifer, on one of his rounds, found the egg.  He took it back to the cave, where it was cared for and eventually hatched.  The black baby dragon that came out, though, was small and strangely weak... and they feared it would not survive.  After careful handling, she grew stronger.  However, she liked her small size, so they froze her in age, forever a hatchling.  She is now a very active young dragon with a lot of spirit and a quick mind.