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.

Silver Cheese's name was the result of the owner's complete boredom. On the day Silver Cheese hatched, her owner was spazzing out over what to name the new hatchling. Well, the dragon is silver, for one. The owner was also having a cheese spazz. When the owner said the name "Silver Cheese", the young hatchling became very happy and to this day, this dragon earned the name of Silver Cheese.