Royal Crimson Dragons are so named due to their massive size and confident, regal bearing. Most of the time they are laid back, ignoring non-prey creatures smaller than themselves, although they will occasionally take fresh kills from other dragons as a reminder of their place in the social order. Although there are few other dragons large enough to pose a threat to Royal Crimsons, they have little tolerance for potential rivals and will fiercely defend their territory from such intruders.

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.

Scarlette Letter has been known to never be able to keep a mate. The one mate she kept for more than a year, a quite distinguished gentleman White Healer, left her very quickly after discovering that she had chosen a different mate. Since then, Scarlette Letter has been branded as off-limits to many male dragons that consider monogamous mates to be of the utmost importance. Scarlette lives her life in seclusion as the last mate she had chosen denies her with every ounce of his being.

Scarlette resides atop Mount Hagsip in a small, jagged crag area. Usually the only visitors she receives are burly unintelligent Red dragons that get lost on the mountain.