Gold-horned Tangars are a brightly colored tropical breed. They are primarily herbivores, and eat a wide variety of fruits and flowers in addition to the occasional bird. Tangars are well suited to life in the trees; their slender bodies make them light enough to be supported by thinner branches and agile enough to avoid obstacles while flying. Their brightly colored horns, found in both males and females, are used to attract mates.

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.

Maerenith is a cheery, decorative dragon. She often enjoys playing with the hatchlings and even trying to dress them up in small pieces of beautiful jewelry that she steals from other dragons' treasure hoards. Many other dragons, including her mate, Kaerenath, disapprove of her kleptomania, even if the hatchlings are having fun.

When she isn't playing with hatchlings, she'll go to her collection of stolen ribbons and jewelry to determine what she should dress the other adults with for upcoming holidays. Of course, Kaerenath wasn't too happy about all of the red, green, and white he was asked to wear around Christmas, nor with the hatchlings stepping on the ribbons and tripping him.