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.

Fizdin lives in a human village in the foothills of a mountain. As a hatchling, Fizdin's entire family was destroyed in an avalanche. Fizdin was tiny enough that he managed to wedge himself into a safe hole and survived the rockslide. He was found several days later by a group of hikers who had come to investigate the damage. They took pity on Fizdin and took him back home with them to be raised by the village. Fizdin is forever grateful to his rescuers and works to protect the village from other dragons.