Spitfires are a desert breed of dragon. Their dull brown bodies contrast with their brilliant turquoise markings, and they only blaze brighter when these dragons fight. Spitfires are notorious for their territorial natures, and the wing-edges of most are ripped and tattered before their first year is out. Spitfires are also noteworthy for their brilliant blue fire, which is used not for hunting or fighting, but rather for making glass caves from the sand, in which the dragons can soak up the sun.

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.

Abubakar Garai was once a happy young spitfire with everything he could need, except one thing. He adored one of his two best friends, a female Bright Breasted Wyvern named Masa Oota. He was too afraid of rejection to admit this to her, so instead confided in his other best friend, Fenuku Chenzira, who was as close to him as a brother. Unfortunately, Fenuku also liked Masa, and went behind Abubakar's back and asked her to be his mate. When Abubakar found out that Masa was gravid with Fenuku's egg, he flew into a berserk rage, and battled with Fenuku for days and won. He took Masa as his mate and raised her hatchling as his own but refused to allow her out of their den, afraid that Fenuku would try and steal her away.

Ever since, he has also never left the den, and his stepson Zuberi, who was raised to hate his biological father, cares for both Abubakar and his mother, completely dedicated to the male who raised him.