When Water Dragons mature, they lose the ability to survive on land, entering the water permanently. They are adept swimmers and eat whatever fish are in the lake they live in. They tend to inhabit the same lake for their entire lives, although a few live in the ocean and swim all over the world.

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.

Tulugaq was birthed a land lover, but soon his legs started to disappear so he decided to never leave water. When he awoke one day he was in water in a cave, seeing a human caring for dragons. She said words that he thought she said. "Oh, you're awake!" Suddenly a trout was thrown over to him, and he ate it. He lives in the cave still forever trusting everyone who lives with him.