Holiday dragons are a very mysterious breed. They are only seen during winter, and even then it is hard to catch a glimpse of one. They are responsible for the general cheer that spreads during the holidays. In essence, they are the “Spirits of Winter.”

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.

Iles was never any good at spelling. He intended to dub himself Ilex, after the genus of holly, but mistakenly replaced the "x" with an "s". His good friend Ilex the proper taunts him for this mistake daily. Iles tends to use Ilex as a spell check, because he knows that he would humiliate himself otherwise- as he has in the past. His worst fear is that his lady, the completely illiterate Snow Princess, will discover this weakness of his.