Gold dragons are the ones most often killed by humans, who consider their scales to be extremely valuable. These golden scales grant them a high level of protection, similar to armor, and they use this to their advantage in battle.

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.

Tirith Laurelin inherited her color, good looks and wisdom from her mother, but her guardian instincts from her father. She can be as protective as any guardian dragon when it comes to her family, her cave, her possessions, or the eggs and hatchlings of the clan. That is why she received her name, meaning Golden Guardian in the language of the Elves, who admire her wisdom and her fierceness in battle.