Heartseeker Dragons are very social creatures that emanate a sweet chocolatey scent. Their captivating perfume easily attracts adult dragons that don’t yet have a mate. Heartseekers use their keen sense of smell to detect solitary dragons and potential mates in the area. By rubbing their fins against objects such as trees and rocks, they leave a scent trail for the other dragons to follow to meet each other. Although these dragons are seen year-round, the scent of a Heartseeker becomes particularly potent during the middle of winter. During this time, a single Heartseeker may play matchmaker to dozens of dragons, but he will also choose a special mate of his own.

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.

Unlike all of the heartseekers he knows, Seek Water isn't any good at distinguishing between dragons who are alone and fine with being alone and dragons who are alone and lonely. He lacks the ability to innately sense these feelings and is a slow thinker when it comes to the correct language to use, so sometimes he appears judgmental and stupid. After many awkward meetings and humiliating scoldings, he abandoned any pretenses and just asks other dragons each winter if they'd like to be matchmakered. Matchmakingd. Matchmade. Dragons do admire his perseverance and honesty; if they were in his fins, they would've given up on the pairing-up thing out of a desire to preserve dignity.