Ember Dragons have a great affinity for hot environments. While they themselves are not hot to the touch, their tendency to lurk amongst smoldering ashes has caused many to believe they are fire-starters. Their dully glowing markings serve many purposes: acting as a means of identification between individuals, as an important part of mating displays, and as a way of showing aggression. The long, low build of the breed makes them ungainly in flight, and the thick fleshy membranes of their wings hinder them further. As such, it is rare to see an Ember Dragon take to the air. Ember Dragons are also not particularly sociable; females tend to be defensive, whereas males are more aggressive. Once they have settled with a particular group of dragons, Ember Dragons are incredibly loyal and will defend their pack by any means possible.

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.

Catacrypt is a lazy young female ember dragon, spending her days asleep on the outskirts of the nearest volcano or next to a small pool of lava. She is a very light sleeper and loathes to be awoken. If so much as a nearby bush rustles, Catacrypt will dip her paw into the lava pool and fling a small glob of lava at the bush. This behavior has, on rare occasions where her lava pool would be near trees, caused a few unfortunate forest fires that angered the dragon inhabitants. She is woken up quite often by wandering hatchlings who occasionally end up dead. This is one of the few times Catacrypt enjoys being awakened, as she wakes up to a tasty meal awaiting her.