Greater Spotted Drakes are found in open pine and oak forests. They are among the larger end of the spectrum, but are quite laid back and feed mostly on plant material. They are ambush predators and rely on their dappled markings for camouflage. Females are usually larger than males, though males are brighter in color. In the breeding season the male attracts a mate by making loud, low-pitched bugles, followed by an aerial courtship dance as proof of his quality as a father to her offspring.

Though it may appear at first that dragons and drakes have much in common, the two are completely separate species. Drakes are smaller and less intelligent than their cousin species, though both dragons and drakes sit comfortably near the top of the food chain. They are always found bearing antlers and leathery wings. Drakes share many of the same habitats that dragons do, and typically hunt in packs.

NPCgv often sits around and asks travelers to do quests for her. She asks for things like "three watermelon please" or "six green bug please"—and if whomever she has asked brings her what she has asked for, she will give them a clawful of life-mana-transformed self-heal.

Nobody knows where NPC gets her self-heal, which is quite consternating to the locals who want it yet aren't given quests. Many have tried to scry or stalk her to find where the plants grow, but somehow they are never looking when she visits the patch. There aren't even any known sources of life mana within a day's travel of her home.