Holiday dragons are a very mysterious breed. They are only seen during winter, and even then it is hard to catch a glimpse of one. They are responsible for the general cheer that spreads during the holidays. In essence, they are the “Spirits of Winter.”

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.

After studying for decades studying both unanswerable and impractical questions related to love and the holidays, 12yule believes she has discovered the perfect set of presents to give to one's true love. Now, all that remains is for her to gather the items and gift them in order to test the theory. This has proven more challenging than she anticipated. Acquiring a few geese, swans, and doves was easy. aREDZ, the wrapping-wing, gave her the golden rings for free. Getting a hold of the milkmaids, drummers, lords, ladies, and pipers proved more costly than she anticipated, since they all demanded quite a bit of money for acquisition and retention, but she managed it. Indeed, the two biggest challenges she is struggling with are getting three chickens from a very specific part of their intergalactic range, and trying to keep her partridge from flying out of its designated pear tree. Once she finally gets everything she needs, her gift-giving experiment will finally begin.