Magi Dragons are, as their name suggests, primarily magic users. They rarely use physical forms of attack. They eat anything they can kill, which is almost everything. They won’t kill unprovoked except when hunting, although they may kill humans if in danger. Their strong magic makes them one of the most feared breeds of dragons.

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.

Those who are unfamiliar with Briath Starmage tend to assume that she's just another astrologer, to her annoyance. She has no patience for horoscopes or constellations when there are so many useful things visible to the magically-enhanced eye. Having lived long enough to know what the night sky should look like in any season, Briath can immediately spot when something is out of place. Sometimes it's just a comet or harmless shooting star, but on one occasion she was in the right place to witness a meteorite strike. Briath might not be right all of the time when predicting disaster, but it only takes one glance at the large star-stone displayed prominently at the front of her cave to realize that a false alarm is better than none at all.