I have been noticing that the majority of hatchlings that start Rite of Passage (RoP) are so inexperianced that they have no chance of making it unless the community walk them through step by step.
The hatchlings that make an effort in learning to play their character generally start RoP at a later point and you also see them stay and grow to a level 100 dragon.
Sofar it seems there are only a few Helians around.
Personally I think this might have to do with the level required to create the needed items.
I think it might be better to have the hatchling create all items so they need to have a specific skill but also make the hatchling scales as a requirementand all ability quests up to that level.
This way the hatchling will be more capable to go through RoP.
It should still be possible to start RoP at current levels but finishing would require a more experianced player.