Ridgewing Dragons live just below the snow level on the upper slopes of mountains. They are a friendly, playful breed and enjoy dancing in wind currents near their homes or plummeting down into valleys from great heights. Their wings, by far their most striking feature, grow in fin-like ridges along their backs. While their bodies lack markings to blend better with their surroundings, a ridgewing’s wings have bright markings in the colors of the flowers that grow in their mountain habitat. Occasionally different-colored individuals can be found, but they are rare because their striking coloring offers little protection.

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.

Hafta Run is one of those dragons who look odder than other dragons. Variants, they're called. Hafta isn't  quite sure what to think about being a variant, but she tries to avoid thinking about it. Hafta sometimes relaxes on the edges of the crowd, but she doesn't like being the center of attention. To this purpose, she often talks with Stoney, trying to outdo the stone dragon's skill at looking like part of the scenery, although her purple sprinklings prevent that from ever happening unless she's stuck in a purple place or hiding from someone that's colorblind to purple.