Ridgewing Dragons live just below the snow level on the upper slopes of mountains. They are a friendly, playful breed and enjoy dancing in wind currents near their homes or plummeting down into valleys from great heights. Their wings, by far their most striking feature, grow in fin-like ridges along their backs. While their bodies lack markings to blend better with their surroundings, a ridgewing’s wings have bright markings in the colors of the flowers that grow in their mountain habitat. Occasionally different-colored individuals can be found, but they are rare because their striking coloring offers little protection.

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.

Tanny is a relaxed, easy-going dragoness who almost never gets excited about anything. There really is only one thing known to get her all riled up: milk. For some reason Tanny finds the whole concept of mammmals lactating secretion from their own bodies disgusting. As a consequence she holds prejudice against yoghurt, kefir, curd, and of course—milk. She even goes so far as to snap into the general direction of Picandou or Pelardon whenever she sees the Cheese dragons. It doesn't even matter if the milk originated from cows, goats, or sheep—Tanny simply is lactose intolerant.