Red Dragons are similar to typical story book dragons. They shoot flames, can fly, etc. However, they aren’t evil creatures as depicted in myths and won’t go around raiding castles, killing knights, or kidnapping princesses. They live in a variety of habitats, from forests to coastlines to abandoned castles, usually in warm climates, and eat whatever living creatures they can find.

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.

Scarlit d'Lafayette is the fifth among his brethren in the Lafayette clan. He was found near Mount Etna, buried in huge piles of Scarletittes, a kind of magicite. He was found about a month after Delphi had hatched; in fact, it was Delphi who found the vermilion egg of Scarlit. Without the extremely sharp nose of the newborn hatchling, it would have been impossible to find the egg. Carefully dusting off ash and dirt off the egg, the group hurried down the mountain, fearing the mother dragon might be close by. Sure enough, some hours later a furious scream of a she-dragon was heard, although they were a safe 10 miles away. Scarlit hatched four months after Delphi found him, and now they are inseparable friends.