Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It can fit right in your palm.

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 ferocious warrior, this pygmy is extremely skilled in the unique magic that gave his family their name; the ability to conjure up blades out of the shadows of twilight. He frequently makes use of this power to drive off evil or assist others, and spends a good deal of time roaming, looking for places where he can be of service. Despite his appearance, he is no hatchling, just a rather tiny adult--his friends and comrades frequently poke fun at him for this, which makes him fume and rant like nothing else.