Canopy Dragons love to soar above the tropical jungles and other densely forested areas. Their billowing, layered wings create generous lift that allows them to ascend effortlessly over the warm jungle. While their unique wings do not make them the fastest flyers, they are champion gliders. To further this end, dexterity, maneuverability, and grace are all judged by the females when selecting their mates from the males that can accurately complete the exhausting and elaborate courtship dance between the close growing branches of the upper canopy.

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.

One day, a lone canopy female approached the clan's cave entrance. She was badly wounded, scars covering her normally radiant scales as a result of a vampire dragon attack. She held out a shaky wing to the clan members, showing that she meant no harm, and produced from behind her a frail-looking hatchling. The female pleaded with the clan to take care of her only hatchling, to spare her a life of misery and pain. The clan members accepted the hatchling meekly as the last ounces of life faded from the female. Thus, Skimming came into the clan.

Skimming is very quiet and withdrawn because of seeing her mother die in front of her. It is unknown why the vampire decided not to finish her off, but sometimes she wishes he had, just so she can be with her mother again. Changing Earth has tried time and time again to heal her emotional scars, but no herbs or comfort can heal a broken soul.