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.

Goldclaw is a very strong, opinionated dragon. A magical spell was cast on her just before crossing over into adulthood that kept her from growing, and that devastated her because she was in love with Stallionstar. They were both very eager to start a family, but now their dreams have been shattered. Stallionstar has spent many nights with Goldclaw by his side while she was silently weeping. Thankfully, she was frozen so late that she can very easily be mistaken for an adult, and the only difference between her and other females is that she is slightly smaller, but fully and beautifully developed.

Her parents entirely disapprove of this relationship, so in the little of the night, she left to join the Angels clan, which Stallionstar was born into. They have both decided that love is love regardless of age, and Goldclaw is now happily betrothed. She has taken her place among the adults, and will never stop believing that she will have her own egg to care for one day.