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.

Scruffles is a lot tinier than his father Fang and has taken after his mother's looks mostly—except for his teeth. Most of the students can't help but giggle when they see a rather small Magi dragon with huge eyes in a friendly round face and one huge canine sticking out over his lower lip. Scruffles wishes he could get some respect but has given up long ago and settled for friendly hugs instead.