Magi Dragons are, as their name suggests, primarily magic users. They rarely use physical forms of attack. They eat anything they can kill, which is almost everything. They won’t kill unprovoked except when hunting, although they may kill humans if in danger. Their strong magic makes them one of the most feared breeds of dragons.

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.

Xenkan believes that far too many dragons take insects for granted, never bothering to appreciate their beauty. Entomology has been a life-long passion for him, and it's one he yearns to share with others. Xenkan displays the highlights of his collection for the edification of the weyr, but most of the attention he gets comes from striped dragons looking for a free meal. They're willing to sit through a lecture if they're fed at the end of it, so Xenkan keeps a few flies on hand so he can occasionally pretend he has an interested audience for his talks.