Magi Dragons are, as their name suggests, primarily magic users. They rarely use physical forms of attack. They eat anything they can kill, which is almost everything. They won’t kill unprovoked except when hunting, although they may kill humans if in danger. Their strong magic makes them one of the most feared breeds of dragons.

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.

Ximbal is founder and head of Ximbal's Miraculous Medicines, the primary purveyor of remedies for dragons in need. Some dragons swear by his medications, while others swear at them, but very few have never heard of Ximbal at all—he's seen to that. According to Ximbal, everything from lethargy to scale loss to inability to breathe fire can be cured by one of his medicines, made from secret recipes passed down in his family for generations. In truth, of course, the medicines are little more than colored water, with perhaps a little sugar, alcohol, or flavoring added to make a more convincing product. Ximbal feels no guilt over his deception—his remedies have never poisoned anyone, and thanks to the placebo effect, he's probably cured a dragon or two along the way.