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.

Wadj-wer, while very fearsome in appearance, is actually a very gentle dragon. He is a member of the scroll's Incubation Team (IT) and takes his job very seriously, looking after the eggs and making sure they develop quickly and well. It's not unusual for the scroll's hatchlings to sleep next to him at night for warmth. His namesake is an Egyptian fertility god.