Heartseeker Dragons are very social creatures that emanate a sweet chocolatey scent. Their captivating perfume easily attracts adult dragons that don’t yet have a mate. Heartseekers use their keen sense of smell to detect solitary dragons and potential mates in the area. By rubbing their fins against objects such as trees and rocks, they leave a scent trail for the other dragons to follow to meet each other. Although these dragons are seen year-round, the scent of a Heartseeker becomes particularly potent during the middle of winter. During this time, a single Heartseeker may play matchmaker to dozens of dragons, but he will also choose a special mate of his own.

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.

Ansh was part of the Liquid Love Plot, involving a pool of liquid love that was made by an Arsani dragon. When the love is consumed, it acts as a signal for Heartseekers, used by the Arsani to show that that dragon needs a mate. Once a Lurker by the name of Koulza began using it to attract hatchlings to a murderer's lair, Ansh became the Heartseeker for the job. At the price of taking Koulza as his mate, he gladly began to lead hatchlings to their certain death, dropping them off at the entrance to the lair every day. Unfortunately, Ansh was captured during a raid on the hatchling murderer, and he was soon imprisoned alongside Koulza. Although he hates being regarded as such a villainous dragon, he is glad that he was able to stay with Koulza through it, and accepts his punishment, longing for the day that the new leaders believe he and Koulza have suffered enough.