Gemshard Dragons are small, gregarious, expressive easterns, living in large clans high in the jungle canopy. Their bodies are covered in tiny, gem-like scales that shimmer in direct light, and each dragon has a unique pattern of markings on the forked spade of its tail. Though Gemshard Easterns cannot fly, they often leap from springy branches high into the sky on sunny days and perform acrobatic spins and twirls to entertain themselves. When the weather turns foul, they pile up together on sturdy tree limbs and interlock the forks of their tails with others to keep warm and dry.

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.

Raashelek is very particular about the pronunciation of her name, but patient in her explanations. According to her, the 'sh' in her name should best be written as an 's' with diaeresis, denoting a sound far more akin to an exhale than what people would normally vocalise. Unfortunately, to her mild, recurring annoyance, the human keeping record of her on its scroll has proven incapable of getting her name right even in writing.

She's a playful, forgiving creature, quite pleasant but for one detail: She seems convinced that pygmy dragons exist purely to be pets for larger dragons and has a selection of dark myst pygmies that she keeps in cages, obsessively pampering them, but completely, deliberately oblivious to their pleas to be granted freedom, regardless how explicit they make their desire.