Red Dragons are similar to typical story book dragons. They shoot flames, can fly, etc. However, they aren’t evil creatures as depicted in myths and won’t go around raiding castles, killing knights, or kidnapping princesses. They live in a variety of habitats, from forests to coastlines to abandoned castles, usually in warm climates, and eat whatever living creatures they can find.

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.

Rascal is, as his name suggests, a rascal, taking the average naughty hatchling behavior to a new level. As a youngster he has broken into every kitchen cupboard at least thrice, chewed up any cushion within reach and has peed on the carpet so often that eventually his owner locked him out of the house. Outside there was plenty more mischief to be done: racing around the chicken coop, setting fire to the barn and taking a bite out of the trousers of any visitors. So when Rascal noticed a fat red guy rummaging around the chimney, he climbed on the roof for his customary greeting. As his jaws closed on some fabric, the fat guy managed to climb into a sleigh pulled by six Solstice dragons and flew off, leaving a thoroughly nonplussed Red hatchling behind. When the other hatchlings found out they were furious with him for ruining the 'Christmas spirit', but he has no idea what that means. Rascal has always kept the stolen red cloak, carrying it about like a proper trophy even in adulthood.