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.

On a Valentine's Day, Degas, being an artist, decided to resume the old tradition of decorating the cave to attract potential mates, and to his surprise, the usually grumpy Lizzy was glad to help him.

At first it was just for fun, to teach hatchlings how things work in the wilderness (and give them an excuse to make mess), but one day a curious Canopy took a peek and spread the voice: many other wild females came to check the art display, giggling a bit when they found a whole clan and a chicken at work, and not a lonely bachelor.

However, Degas started daydreaming about that first Canopy. His countless attempts to rearrange the decoration to please her and get her to come back complicated the cave life, to the point Lizzy had to send some brave females to find the lady—and some days later, the group came back with a new companion, named Jocosa.

Sure, some dragons suspect Roxanne and her gang kidnapped a random Canopy and used Desipis powers to brainwash her, but Degas is still happy.