Skywing Dragons spend most of their lives flying in the air. They hunt from the air, diving at prey from above, and land only to rest. They are some of the fastest fliers, capable of extremely high speeds. The webbing at the end of the tail acts as a rudder, allowing them to easily change direction during flight.

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.

Emaerl Chinook always likes to be in charge, even when he really has no idea what's going on.  Given his forceful and domineering personality, other dragons find it easiest to just let him do whatever he wants and pick up the pieces later.  Since the trickster magi Orlaera finally knocked some small amount of sense into him, he mainly sticks to dominating conversations, except on the rare occasions when he fancies himself an expert on battle strategy or magic and decides to show the other dragons how it's done.