Harvest Dragons are a large, flightless breed most often found in heavily forested mountains. Normally shy, these omnivorous dragons keep to themselves in remote regions, but in the fall they descend from their high territory to search for food—and lots of it. During the autumn months, harvest dragons will eat whatever they can find, from large and small animals to nuts and fruit. In the winter they retreat into large caves and hibernate until spring, living off the fat they have built up.

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.

Once upon a time, shortly before the arrival of winter a young Harvest dragoness lost her two hatchlings in a storm.

The next morning the female of the two came to her senses in a thicket quite close to a small human town. She untangled herself and immediately called for her brother, without a response. Forcing herself to keep calm, she began exploring the town when an odd smell reached her nose and made her stomach rumble. She followed it to a building where she found an open area of wall and slipped inside. Inside were barrels full of a golden liquid—the source of the heavenly smell.

Later she was roused by a forceful nudging and found herself face-to-face with her lost brother! She staggered to her feet with joy and tried to greet him, but found herself losing her balance. To her alarm, a human appeared and helped support her with a chuckle.

Ever since that day Beatrice Barley and Hans Hops have lived happily as the Hops and Barley brewery mascots.