Royal Blue dragons are a nocturnal breed who prefer to live high in the mountains near slow-moving water that reflects the night sky. Although quite capable of defending themselves, they are peaceful by nature and will avoid a fight whenever 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.

Trude grew up very sheltered with parents who wanted to keep her an innocent little hatchling forever. In fact whenever she showed interest in something adult or mature, like building her own hoard, her parents distracted her with sweets and honey. For a long time this tactic even worked and Trude became quite pudgy as a result. But in the end every hatchling grows up and Trude finally lost her patience, proudly declaring "I don't want chocolates, I want a mate!" before leaving her parents' den for good.