Frilled Dragons are smaller than most other breeds, but when threatened, they stretch out their wings and frills to appear larger. They generally do not like to fight and prefer hiding to confrontation. Frilled dragons live in small groups and often band together to scare off potential threats. Males also use their frills as a way to attract mates, with those displaying the “best” frills being more likely to breed.

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.

Falach's life is ruled by a manic fear that the world will be conquered by aliens; or to be precise chickens from outer space. She lives in the deepest cave she could find, not even an earthquake will make her step outside. She is so afraid of chickens that even the slightest noise that sounds like chicken's feet sneaking up on her causes her to stretch out her wings and frills in a spastic attempt to deter the approaching Space Chicken. She is terrified to fall asleep and be caught off guard, and when she cannot fight the sleep any longer she is haunted by nightmares of chicken eggs whizzing past her, crashing into the ground, and an evil Space Chicken emerging from the remains of the spaceship, ready to peck her eyes out.

The only reason she is still alive is because three other Frills, Cionn, Ciona and Eagal, regularly bring her some food. Falach tries to persuade them to hide with her—Cionn and Ciona think she's mad and pity her, but the fear is getting a hold on Eagal too...