Shallow Water Dragons are found in tropical regions where the water is warm. They use their magic to hunt, using bubbles to capture small fish and animals. Their large, webbed feet make them excellent swimmers and they are able to move at very high speeds. Due to their bright color, these dragons are easily spotted in the lagoons where they live.

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.

Ditzy Derpy Fins is an adorably clumsy cross-eyed dragon with an innocent desire to help out around the cave. She often (and unknowingly) causes more harm than good; when confronted by the other dragons about her mishaps, she typically responds, "I just don't know what went wrong!"

One day she volunteered to deliver a written message to one of the cave's hunters. The dragon who wrote the message secretly gave a copy to a flying dragon, thinking that Derpy wasn't up to the task. But it was Derpy who returned first with the reply. Though hopelessly clumsy on land, she is a deceptively fast swimmer, and creates bubbles under the water to protect the messages she carries. Derpy is now the cave's official messenger dragon, and she couldn't be happier.