Magi Dragons are, as their name suggests, primarily magic users. They rarely use physical forms of attack. They eat anything they can kill, which is almost everything. They won’t kill unprovoked except when hunting, although they may kill humans if in danger. Their strong magic makes them one of the most feared breeds of dragons.

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.

Pajai Thuwed is far away from his native time, having been pulled away from his home many years before the first Unicorn Mage was even born. With all he'd known reduced to myth and legend, he embraced the chance to join a group that still remembered something of the old ways, only to have the Skylark Players fall far short of his expectations. The plays they presented had the same stories he'd enjoyed in his youth, but that was where the resemblance ended. There was no sly humor, no mockery of current events, and no improvisation of details—only a handful of thin archetypes moving through formulaic stories with all the life of a magically preserved hunting trophy. Pajai resisted the urge to tell Pelumbar exactly what he thought of Pelumbar's pride and joy (showing a remarkable restraint and sensitivity, in his mind) and went to join Roaring Lion Productions. The stories were unfamiliar, but the spirit of innovation was not, and founder Apevket proved to be a kindred spirit.