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.

Zelos Fujibayashi is quite the playboy as he flirts with all female dragons he lays his eyes on. He loves to show off his flying skills and makes flattering comments he never really means, but he does have a serious and genuinely caring side that he rarely shows. When Zelos is sincere he tends to be more blunt but also does small, often unnoticed acts of kindness. One of those acts includes offering handmade flower circlets instead of precious jewels. This is because he lives in and hoards an entire cave system filled with naturally occurring jewels, but because of his reverence and love for flowers he rarely picks them. He has a genuine interest in Sakurikifu but unfortunately for him, she seems to never take him seriously and sometimes beats him down.