Spitfires are a desert breed of dragon. Their dull brown bodies contrast with their brilliant turquoise markings, and they only blaze brighter when these dragons fight. Spitfires are notorious for their territorial natures, and the wing-edges of most are ripped and tattered before their first year is out. Spitfires are also noteworthy for their brilliant blue fire, which is used not for hunting or fighting, but rather for making glass caves from the sand, in which the dragons can soak up the sun.

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.

Leon is one of four adopted siblings, found as an egg abandoned during what Nethcara has dubbed as the great desert abandonment. A time in which desert cave raiders heartlessly abandoned countless eggs from the desert in search of their prizes. The Lennarte siblings were adopted by Nethcara and are treated as her children which puts them on a level equal to the Nocturne nobles. After they grew up the four spitfires pledged themselves to their queen and now act as her personal guard. Their territorial nature puts them in almost constant conflict with each other since they have to live in close proximity. Despite this they manage to pull together when the cave is in danger. Leon himself is tenacious and pretty bossy. He is always challenging his sister Moira for command and his sister always beats him senseless when he does.