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.

He always was good at controlling the winds on his wings and fins. With his quick reflexes and the rush of adrenaline that came with every vibration, every heartbeat, the Indigo Mage had nearly infinite control over the winds that graced the tops of the mountains, the rain thudding down onto the peaks, the snow that formed blizzards and shapes in the night.

It was always the wind that held his attention for the longest though. The wind that continually thrust down into the valleys and stopped at the highest point in your flight, so you dropped down and down and down until it seemed like you would hit rock bottom—and then rushed right back up and upside down once again. That wind, which he could control with the flick of a wing and the turn of an arm. It was utterly free, complete motion. Nothing could compare.