Red Dragons are similar to typical story book dragons. They shoot flames, can fly, etc. However, they aren’t evil creatures as depicted in myths and won’t go around raiding castles, killing knights, or kidnapping princesses. They live in a variety of habitats, from forests to coastlines to abandoned castles, usually in warm climates, and eat whatever living creatures they can find.

Dragons are highly-intelligent reptilian creatures that—from a human perspective, at least—appear to live forever. Many different varieties of dragon exist, each with their own unique qualities, habitats, and behavior. Adolescence in dragons is usually marked by the growth of a hatchling’s wings, although not all breeds of dragons grow wings and some breeds have other traits that indicate the beginning of maturation. In Galsreim, dragons and humans coexist peacefully.

Vince is one of the many dragons rescued and nurtured by the wide ranging clan of humans founded by AnselaJonla. His egg was found on the slopes of a volcano and taken to a hatchery to be raised.

Once he matured, he found his lifemate, a Golden wyvern, among the other AnselaJonla dragons. In the tradition of the AnselaJonla flock, both dragons took the same name, Wan, to pass down to any of their offspring that remained within the flock.

Vince is ever-so-slightly clumsy. It's not his fault, however. As a hatchling he wandered away from the safety of the caves one day. Before anyone realised he was gone he was beset by a group of "knights", who attacked him with the intention of parading the body of a "dangerous" dragon around the nearby villages.

Before David and Cynthia drove the men away, Vince suffered deep injuries to his left leg and wing that even Gary, young as he was then, could not fully heal.