When Water Dragons mature, they lose the ability to survive on land, entering the water permanently. They are adept swimmers and eat whatever fish are in the lake they live in. They tend to inhabit the same lake for their entire lives, although a few live in the ocean and swim all over the world.

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 water dragon known as Siboth is something of a loner, perhaps because his wingless, aquatic state does not give him much in common with most of the other dragons of his clan. Siboth finds nothing to complain about in his solitary life, however; he is a reserved, quiet dragon who gets enough company from occasional visits from his mate, Peregrith (a mint and therefore as wingless as Siboth). He likes his life, his hermit-like existence in a fresh-water stream, running in from outside and feeding into a sweet, fresh spring near the mouth of the cavern where his clan reside.