Valentine eggs are only seen once a year. Adults’ mating seasons are very short, usually spanning a few weeks in the mid-to-late winter. These dragons were once reputed to be omens of good luck in love.

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.

Foriu was a sickly thing. After hatching late, she struggled to keep up with the hatchlings her own age, as she was small and often ill. Mothers clucked and shook their heads, attributing her illnesses to her weak parentage. As she grew up, though, a slow and steady transformation took place, and she grew into a strong, healthy dame, beautiful as beautiful can be. She seems oblivious to the attention she gets, and she is perfectly willing to wait as long as she pleases for the right male to catch her eye.