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.

Armirna's life has been shaped by events she can scarcely remember. She was spirited away from New Magehaven when still very young by Mavrith and brought to the Goldenmage Assembly after an arduous journey—one which freed her from any desire for further travel. Armirna then spent large portions of her hatchling days with one skilled healer after another, in an attempt to discover what might have been done to her before Mavrith rescued her, and while Armirna remains in good health, there will always be some whisper of doubt in the back of her mind. More than anything else, Armirna fears becoming as cold and heartless as her parents, and practically smothered her firstborn, Vairna, in attention in an attempt to compensate.