Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It has bright blue eyes, and is as clumsy as any other hatchling, but it never seems to get injured.

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.

Clan, one of the younger sons of Dealan and Macanta, is entrusted with holding the family's banner; a long silk brocade banner depicting a golden rising sun on a pure white background. It was woven long ago by the human Mirhana as a gift to Clan's father Dealan. Clan takes his duty seriously and carries the thing wherever he goes, never letting it out of his eyesight and proudly waving it about when dragons from other clans come visiting his family.