Skywing Dragons spend most of their lives flying in the air. They hunt from the air, diving at prey from above, and land only to rest. They are some of the fastest fliers, capable of extremely high speeds. The webbing at the end of the tail acts as a rudder, allowing them to easily change direction during flight.

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.

Pherian is known among his cave-mates to be a shy and rather skittish dragon, unable to feel even remotely safe on the ground. As a result, he tends to spend most of his time soaring through the clouds, and over the years he has become the most proficient and enthusiastic flier in the cave. Pherian is extremely close to his whimsical life-mate Elessia, and to spot the couple circling in the heavens together is not an uncommon sight.