Dragons gain new powers as they accumulate more energies. At each stage of growth, they gain a new ability, usually culminating with the twelfth ability when they accumulate . The usual progression of powers is as follows:

• Level 1: Concussive blast breath weapon
• Level 2: Immunity to unholy powers
• Level 3: Immunity to holy powers
• Level 4: Immunity to concussive force
• Level 5: Scale grants bearer impartiality
• Level 6: Impassable wall
• Level 7: Reinforce objective reality, once per year
• Level 8: Instill strength
• Level 9: Sense alignment
• Level 10: Equalize with opponent
• Level 11: Summon wrens
• Level 12: Impose judgment

All dragons accumulate energies by absorbing them naturally from the area around them. As such, they must carefully cultivate their lairs to provide the right kinds of energies, hence they hoard appropriate objects.

Other common powers include appraise value, instill prowess, control wrens, summon jotuns, summon moderators, and undrestand situation.

Sard dragons lay their eggs in mountain caves where their young are raised either by their parents or servants of their parents. When they reach maturity, they are tasked with maintaining the equilibrium of the cave until the next generation reaches maturity, and then they are set free to roam. Roaming sard dragons are called kren-hurmaph.

They wander until they find a mate and settle down or until they are called back to help their parents with major issues in the territory. Once home or settled, they either start their own families and territories or take up positions in their homes until their parents retire.

Older sard dragons retire and are cared for by their children or servants. Servants are gained from local populations who make arrangements with the dragons. This is where most of their hoards come from.