Seasonal Dragons take on the characteristics of the season during which they are born. Thus, eggs that are laid in spring match the pink flowers and green buds of spring, and those that are laid in the summer grow to depict the bright green of the forest trees and the yellow of the sun. Eggs laid in autumn display the bright colors of leaves falling from trees, and those that are laid during winter take on the appearance of the icy snow.

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.

The colors of autumn had died, but the icy claws of winter had yet to sink into the bare earth. As days stretched on, plants pushed themselves from underneath blankets of once-bright leaves and birdsong drifted through the trees with confidence that winter's frozen tyranny would never come. And the Winters themselves were half-dead of the heat, which though temperate to most everyone else, was far to warm for them. It was in this mild winter that Iciryi was hatched. He saw more of nature's living beauty than most Winters will ever see, due to the dead state of their patron season. He has grown to loathe colder temperatures and usually leaves with the other warmer blooded breeds of Seasonals after the first freeze.