Spitfires are a desert breed of dragon. Their dull brown bodies contrast with their brilliant turquoise markings, and they only blaze brighter when these dragons fight. Spitfires are notorious for their territorial natures, and the wing-edges of most are ripped and tattered before their first year is out. Spitfires are also noteworthy for their brilliant blue fire, which is used not for hunting or fighting, but rather for making glass caves from the sand, in which the dragons can soak up the sun.

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.

GlassBlaze is naturally a very fierce dragon, and was appointed as the main territory patrol leader. However she requested to be a cave guard instead, puzzling the other dragons who think that because of her attitude that she would love to fight and prove her strength. Some dragons gossip that she is afraid of the sea on the island's outskirts which must be watched for intruders carefully, since it is the easiest way to gain access through the dense brush that grows there. Only one dragon know the real reason, though. GlassBlaze has only shown her protective attitude towards the nest's eggs to WarmScale, who also is the only other dragon to know that she lost her first egg in a storm before she joined the colony.