Striped Dragons come in a dazzling array of colors complemented by an intricate pattern of stripes. These bright colors and patterns help attract their favorite food, insects. Because their prey is so tiny, striped dragons must spend a large portion of their day eating. The color of the offspring is usually determined by the dragon’s mate.

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.

Helga once traveled the world searching for excitement.

One day, she stumbled upon a dragon war between this land and an evil dragon. Knowing that she found excitement at last, she offered to help these dragons. At first, she was rejected because she had no special skills. Determined to join, Helga entered the battle field as one of the very few willing female fighters and defeated countless enemies. In the final battle, Helga almost sacrificed her life to save those of the this cave. After Helga was healed, she was asked to stay. She accepted the offer and with three other dragons, she created the finest school around.

Her contributions in the war and in the creation of the school, Helga earned the title of "elder".