Mint colored dragons are the most peaceful of all dragons; they only eat plants unless they scavenge meat from an already dead animal. They also have no ways to attack others or defend themselves. They are much smaller than other forms of dragons since they only double in size when they mature. Mint dragons are unable to use magic and cannot fly since they lack wings. Their looks have given rise to the common insult of calling dragons “large lizards.”

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.

Iwajade's timidity belies his status as the very first male to ever join Iron Thorn's weyr.  Tiny and unable to defend himself from the other dragons should he incur their wrath, he lives in fear, scuttling from hiding place to hiding place and passively observing the lives of those around him.  Terrified of his own kin, Iwajade only ever speaks to other dragons from under Artevild's mighty wing—with one notable exception.  He adores and trusts Tyrienne, his mate, who dotes on him and with whom alone he feels at ease.  That they both feel no connection to the other dragons has only driven them closer together.  The regal purple dragon fiercely defends the little mint from accusations of cowardice while also urging him to take a more active role in running the weyr, advice he merely shrugs off.