Gold dragons are the ones most often killed by humans, who consider their scales to be extremely valuable. These golden scales grant them a high level of protection, similar to armor, and they use this to their advantage in battle.

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.

Knowing that she was secretly slated for execution, Sweetblossum knew full well that the trainers were selling off or killing any new females that matured as there was simply too many in the cave.<br/>To survive, Sweetblossum knew she had to prove that she was useful and fast before her scales grew in.<br/>Taking a page from Rune Strider, another small hatchling that often snuck into the war mount's camp to watch, she braved the other hot-tempered adult males' jeers as she stepped up to the line for training. Learning was certainly not easy under these conditions, but her scales grew in and she still showed up every day for training. Impressed by the young dragon's gusto, the trainers christened her with a less girly nickname, SB, and were more than happy to finally have an armored gold on the team after failing to train her mother. She is now a fully grown adult that proudly serves under War's brigade wing.