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.

As aggressive as a male of her kind, Rhea Iskra has a fiery temper. Living in the lava tunnel system of a dormant volcano ring, she lurks in her own little lava bubble, a private chamber for herself alone. She acts as the protectress of the Iskra clan, a group of embers that cultivate the flows of the magma chambers below for their own purposes. As protectress of such a pleasantly sheltered place, she has fought many hard battles to keep the territory, and is crossed with numerous scars that streak across her body and mingle with her markings. She wears them proudly, and they, like her markings, serve to identify her, and as a reminder of her position in the clan.