Wintertide Dragons are a shy species that tend to be docile in nature. The leaf-like growths on their heads are rumored to have medicinal properties, though few have ever gotten close enough to test that theory. They maintain small groups in the mountains where they live, and rarely leave their homes in the peaks, aside from a short winter migration. The rhythmic chime of their feathers and their melodic wails are often considered to be the ballad of winter.

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.

ABWYJ researches impractical units of measurement out of Seven Questions University. He has found that blue whales are a particularly common unit for measuring weight, but height is more commonly measured based on specific statues—for example, around the Madder Jungle, IiFil's Tower is often used as a measuring stick for trees, hills, taller buildings, and in one instance, a particularly large fell dragon. Other, less common but equally ineffective units strike his fancy, too, from prime ministers to gerbils—the more bizarre the better. Super-specific measurements are also of interest. ABWYJ loves when distances bewteen cities are measured to the hundredth of an inch (though if the measurement was in dry spaghetti, it would be better). He is proud to say the distance between his home and campus is equal to the length of thirty-six and seventeen thirty-seconds laculas, which is useless, given the size variation between individuals and that the edges of campus are poorly defined.