Hellfire Wyverns are so named for their foul tempers and fiery visages. Their social structure places all females above all males, due to superior physical characteristics and violent dispositions. Forced subservience of the males causes them to become vicious, petty, antisocial, and passive-aggressive compared to the aggressive and social females. However, orphaned hatchlings raised by foster parents of another species can develop surprisingly even tempers and mellow dispositions, proving that their defining unpleasant nature is, in fact, a learned behavior.

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.

Anna was brought up among the Black dragons of the clan. As such she learned combat techniques and discipline from an early age on. But Anna wanted more. Some blame it on her Hellfire heritage, others say it's just her personal nature, but Anna is a rebel. She fought against the rules and hierarchy of the fighting groups, until she finally left them to live an unremarkable life among the simpler breeds like Harvests and Mints. She can't deny that she's not truly one of them, but that doesn't matter. The clan allows every dragon to seek out the life he or she wants as long as it doesn't interfere with the life and happiness of others.