Ridgewing Dragons live just below the snow level on the upper slopes of mountains. They are a friendly, playful breed and enjoy dancing in wind currents near their homes or plummeting down into valleys from great heights. Their wings, by far their most striking feature, grow in fin-like ridges along their backs. While their bodies lack markings to blend better with their surroundings, a ridgewing’s wings have bright markings in the colors of the flowers that grow in their mountain habitat. Occasionally different-colored individuals can be found, but they are rare because their striking coloring offers little protection.

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.

Tander is the exact opposite of her mother. Where Tan-K is a force to be reckoned with, someone to make her way no matter what, Tander is soft-spoken and delicate. She is generally more well liked than her mum and a lot less (not at all) feared, but still Tander wishes she had inherited at least a little bit from her mum, like her robust nature and health. As it is Tander spends most of the winter covered in thick layers of fabric and gets a cold nonetheless, while in summer she has to stay indoors as to not get sunburned or exhausted by the heat.