Striped Dragons come in a dazzling array of colors complemented by an intricate pattern of stripes. These bright colors and patterns help attract their favorite food, insects. Because their prey is so tiny, striped dragons must spend a large portion of their day eating. The color of the offspring is usually determined by the dragon’s mate.

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.

Shiva the Kind is one of the three, soon to be four, high ranking dragons among the Wolf's Howl Dragon Clans. Shiva watches over the young dragons, and keeps Enyo of Blood, the third high ranking dragon of the clan, from killing any other dragons. Shiva makes sure that every dragon has the right amount of hunting grounds needed, not to much and not to little. He is also looking for the last member of the high ranking dragons, the Green Striped dragon.