Gold dragons are the ones most often killed by humans, who consider their scales to be extremely valuable. These golden scales grant them a high level of protection, similar to armor, and they use this to their advantage in battle.

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 wind literally blew into Kad's clan cave the egg that became Quite a Windfall. The clan was at the time in a shortage of status-obsessed shinies and welcomed the new egg eagerly. Disappointment was written on every face when the hatching occurred—the new hatchling was small, weak, and soon shown to be rather stupid.

Nonetheless, the dragon was raised. Windfall, as an adult, is no more intelligent or athletic than she was centuries ago. She does, however, seem to have grown into an size alarmingly large for the eggs that now roll around the cave.