Frilled Dragons are smaller than most other breeds, but when threatened, they stretch out their wings and frills to appear larger. They generally do not like to fight and prefer hiding to confrontation. Frilled dragons live in small groups and often band together to scare off potential threats. Males also use their frills as a way to attract mates, with those displaying the “best” frills being more likely to breed.

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.

Penavara was rescued and brought to the Royal Menagerie when her egg was very near death.  Because of her fragile condition, she ended up being largely hand-raised, and so had very close contact with people from the time she hatched.  As a result, she's much tamer than Lyfang or Kiyun (who were captured as an adult and a hatchling, respectively), and would be allowed to mingle with the menagerie visitors if she weren't so easily overwhelmed by crowds.  When safely in her enclosure, though, she can out-perform even Kiyun, and often competes with him to see who can attract more attention.  The more applause she gets, the more extravagant her act becomes.