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.

Ilnejal is one of the Goldenmage Assemby's main researchers and is best known for revolutionizing the record system.  Recognizing the major limitations of the memory crystals used until that point (impossible to index and largely unusable except by the creator), he acquired some sheets of parchment from a passing trader and began magically modifying them to be lighter, stronger, and impervious to spells.  Ilnejal also uses his improved parchment to test the trainees' telekinesis skills—if they can successfully replicate his paper dragon model without tearing the paper, they pass.

Ilnejal appears to be quiet and studious, but can be quite a prankster when given the opportunity.  The paper models he creates tend to appear at unexpected times and places, and many a pompous dinnertime lecturer has been dive-bombed by a flight of Ilnejal's flying models (though he, of course, denies all responsibility).