Golden Wyverns are known for their beautiful metallic scales and rumored magical abilities. Living high in the mountains, these dragons do not believe in killing for sport or pleasure. They will hunt only when hungry and defend themselves when provoked, but will avoid killing to the best of their abilities. Golden Wyverns often mingle with other dragons of similar color and take pride in their shimmering hide.

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.

Melody is one of the many dragons rescued and nurtured by the wide ranging clan of humans founded by AnselaJonla. Her egg was found in the mountains and taken to a hatchery to be raised.

Once she matured, she found her lifemate, a Waterhorse dragon, among the other AnselaJonla dragons. In the tradition of the flock, both dragons took the same name, Shae, to pass down to any of their offspring that remained within the flock.

Shae likes to point out to everyone that would listen that her scales are not really gold. They look like gold, and they're as pretty as gold, but they're not pure gold metal. That would be silly.

She wouldn't be able to fly, she often says, if her scales were made of gold. She keeps a bar of it with her to let people hold it, and feel its weight in comparison to its size. If she was covered in that, she wouldn't be able to move.

Sadly this does not stop opportunistic treasure hunters from trying to kill her for her scales if they find her.