Gemshard Dragons are small, gregarious, expressive easterns, living in large clans high in the jungle canopy. Their bodies are covered in tiny, gem-like scales that shimmer in direct light, and each dragon has a unique pattern of markings on the forked spade of its tail. Though Gemshard Easterns cannot fly, they often leap from springy branches high into the sky on sunny days and perform acrobatic spins and twirls to entertain themselves. When the weather turns foul, they pile up together on sturdy tree limbs and interlock the forks of their tails with others to keep warm and dry.

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.

Misadvise was a member of the Doers Group of Shadebody in her youth, until the organization's disbandment by magisterial decree six years after she joined. The dragons there discussed a lot of things and every meeting, they looked for new, exciting activities to do. Misadvise and the others never did anything wrong and didn't intend to, but they just happened to cause some problem or another for Shadebody every week. She was partially responsible for the Drupe Lane fire, which was a miraculous occurrence since Drupe Lane is a channel of the Given River. She and her peers apologized for their mistake, although their proposal to attempt to replicate the fire (because it was really interesting) in a more planned-out way probably didn't help to mollify the authorities of Shadebody, and it was summarily rejected. Misadvise hasn't done many group activities since the Doers Group became no more, and she's sort of waiting around for a new exciting club to coalesce.