Drake

At about 50 years of age, male dragonlings undergo a metamorphosis, as the skin grows and stretches into wings, leaving them with no separate forelegs. These drakes immediately begin searching out mates, seeking out the lairs of adult female high dragons (which are many times larger). When they find high dragon mates, drakes move into the female's lair and spend the rest of their live there, emerging only to hunt and bring food back for the female and the dragonlings. For any given high dragon, usually a dozen or so drakes live in her lair and fight among themselves for their right to mate. If the high dragons or dragonlings are attacked, the drakes defend the lair. Drakes live only about 100 years, and often much less when the casualties of combat are considered.

Play Tips
Collect three drake scales and return to Wade's Emporium in the Denerim Market District. Master Wade will craft a special piece of armor doe you, and you'll complete the "Dragon Scale Armor" side quest.

Resources
PRIMA Official Strategy Guide