Daerveesh lay eggs, commonly in batches of three. The eggs look similar to precious minerals, as to better camouflage them in their natural surroundings. The camouflage is largely redundant in the current years though, but it might help space-fairing individuals. Eggs commonly have an incubation period of three months, where they will hatch into a small whelp. Daeveesh are born largely self-sufficient, being able to walk on all fours and seeing the world around them. The biggest features whelps seem to miss are their iconic frills, as those start to grow in as the individual matures. The species' large, pointy nose is also used to aid the hatching process, as it acts similarly to a reptile's egg-tooth, but it doesn't fall out over time.

A Daerveesh whelp requires constant supervision, as they are quite fragile for the first few months of their life. Their skin is even more sensitive to drying out, compared to an adult, and requires more frequent moisturizing. Ideally one would keep their whelp in a container with liquid after hatching, it keeps the child safe and healthy.

Whelps, regardless of health concerns, also require a watchful eye due to their rambunctious nature and curiosity about the world around them. Whelps are known to crawl into tight and odd places, making it fairly common for a distracted parent to briefly lose track of their child.

Injured Daerveesh may also opt to attach something to their nose as a substitute. Prosthetics are very common along diggers, due to frequent injuries. Though wealthier Daerveesh might also wear decorative prosthetics over their nose as some sort of status symbol.

A decorative prosthetic generally consists of a base metallic filigree that has precious gems embedded into it. The more gems that are embedded, and the more intricate the filigree is, the more wealthy the Daerveesh is considered within the Commune.

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There are those who lack the tail fins Daerveesh have. These are usually considered to be social outcasts and are treated as such. However, removal of the tail fins is also occasionally done as punishment to criminal Daerveesh. A tail fin without rips and tears is a sign of good health and high status in the Commune.

Some might also choose to undergo intentional scarring, for various reasons. A very common reason for intentional scarring is for a Daerveesh is to show one's alliance with various underground groups.

Daerveesh live in caves and thus have bioluminecent markings. These markings are a way to identify their own from other cave-dwelling creatures and plants. The marking placement on a Daerveesh varies between individuals, but generally are concentrated on their top side. The color of these markings depends on an individual's markings, and is usually the lightest marking color.

Daerveesh as a culture place great value in the minerals they extract from the soil. They love to adorn themselves with as many shiny gems as they can manage. The more shiny little trinkets one can mananage to put on their person, the wealthier they're considered in the commune.

Daerveesh also place great value in their community and social circles, when they're not trading with one another (or with other species) they're often helping eachother out with mundane tasks. If you look around in a colony like Kedra, you will often spot little groups of Daerveesh chat while they're working on something together. It is also very common to trade trinkets as payment for one's time, but it is not required.

Large-scale holidays are fairly uncommon with Daerveesh. They might celebrate small holidays, but those are usually exclusive to small groups.