Golden Wyverns are known for their beautiful metallic scales and rumored magical abilities. Living high in the mountains, these dragons do not believe in killing for sport or pleasure. They will hunt only when hungry and defend themselves when provoked, but will avoid killing to the best of their abilities. Golden Wyverns often mingle with other dragons of similar color and take pride in their shimmering hide.

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.

Solarshimmer was brought into his home cave as a gift to his human caretaker. Even though he's found a perfect mate in Shiningpetal, some of the eligible dragonesses still (not-so) secretly plot ways to get him to fall for them. He is shy, though, preferring to read and write rather than be very social, and he turns them down gently and politely, but it doesn't help his case that one of his favorite pastimes is lounging in the sun watching the skies as the light reflects off his golden scales. He also enjoys teaching any interested hatchlings and younger adults how to read and loves discussing literature with them. That is how he met Shiningpetal, when she joined the class as a winged hatchling. According to her, she'd always had a crush on him, but he did the honorable thing and waited until she was an adult before returning her feelings for him.