Aria dragons are a brightly-colored and sprightly breed, perhaps most adored for their lyric calls. Their song-like melodies fill the areas they inhabit; their coos resemble those of birds, only more elegant and refined. They have fairly strong magical capabilities, but tend to reserve these strengths for last-minute defense, choosing to live their lives in simple peace. Arias, sticking to the tropics, typically live quite far from human settlements, giving rise to the previously held belief that they had gone extinct.

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.

The second Pink dragon of the clan, Rose is Rosada and Silverstride's daughter. Like her mother she is kind and often playful. But like her father, she has retained the love for archaic knowledge and often likes to study with him. Her other favorite pastime is to practice stunt-flying, a liking which has led her to bump into the ever-elusive Greypatch, whom she fell in love with, but holds back for fear that his wandering nature may keep him away. In the interest of studying old magic, she finds Magnus an interesting dragon, albeit rather rude.