Royal Crimson Dragons are so named due to their massive size and confident, regal bearing. Most of the time they are laid back, ignoring non-prey creatures smaller than themselves, although they will occasionally take fresh kills from other dragons as a reminder of their place in the social order. Although there are few other dragons large enough to pose a threat to Royal Crimsons, they have little tolerance for potential rivals and will fiercely defend their territory from such intruders.

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.

Himar was born during the time of the great Thing, when all the caretakers came together to exchange their stories. While the little hatchling ran around the feet of all the humans, she spotted a wonderful, beautiful, perfect fellow hatchling. She immediately fell in love with the handsome male, and he reciprocated her feelings as well. For the remainder of the Thing, Himar and Derk were inseparable and spent all their time whispering sweet nothings in each other's minds. In fact they had already started to plan out the names for their own hatchlings once they would be old enough to mate, but then the unthinkable happened: at the end of the Thing, Himar went home with her owner Herk to live amongst the dragons of her clan, while Derk went with the human Dimar to her lands.

To this day Himar hopes that she will see Derk again someday and maybe, just maybe, they can have the life together they dreamed of so vividly.