Canopy Dragons love to soar above the tropical jungles and other densely forested areas. Their billowing, layered wings create generous lift that allows them to ascend effortlessly over the warm jungle. While their unique wings do not make them the fastest flyers, they are champion gliders. To further this end, dexterity, maneuverability, and grace are all judged by the females when selecting their mates from the males that can accurately complete the exhausting and elaborate courtship dance between the close growing branches of the upper canopy.

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.

Baobab was the first dragon to ever grow up successfully in Sugar Cove. When he was born, he found himself in the center of a group of dead eggs. It was obvious he had been taken from his mother and was attempting to be raised by a human. He scraped by, and when the human returned, he could see the surprise on her face. She had approached him carefully, and the fully grown dragon stood to his full height, a total of seven feet. "Baobab.", The word bounced off the walls of the cave. From that point on, this simple word became his name. He started off his life in the cave by caring for the eggs that the human brought into the cave. Just after he had lost hope for any egg brought inside, one hatched. Then another, and another. He grinned wide at the hatchlings before him. The young dragons grinned back at him. "Papa!" They had said, in all their tiny dragon tongues. From then on, the eldest dragon would be known as the patriarch of Sugar Cove.