It was previously believed that purple dragons were exclusively female, but this is not the case. Recent environmental shifts have revealed the existence of both genders of this breed. Female behavior is well known; they are primarily herbivores but will eat meat during mating season. On the other hand, very little is known about the behavior and habits of male purple 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.

Hime has a foul mouth from time to time, making her "the cool girl" on the scroll. The mother dragons try to keep their hatchlings away from her, to prevent her "coolness" from spreading to the young ones. She herself has no particular interest in having children. She's the local anarchist, not too fond of being told what to do. She doesn't order anyone around either. She just wishes to be left to be what she is. Whenever there's a protest, she's the first one to revolt and the loudest voice in any crowd. For some reason she's always been very protective of Kiyoshi, the Forever Young hatchling.