Heartstealing Dragons are an unusual breed, named for their mating rituals. These dragons use their long, slender bodies to sneak into both human and dragon holds to steal things over the year. Then, when the right season hits, they give away their entire hoard as gifts, leaving things in the homes of other dragons to attract them. When these gifts are found, however, the recipients can’t always tell who gave the gifts. This receiver often assumes the source of the gift was the original owner, causing them to form friendly bonds with other dragons in the area, spreading peace—and sometimes even sparking love. The only way to know if a gift is from a Heartstealing Dragon is to find one of their wafer-thin scales at the scene.

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.

Volleurella is mischievous and very, very crafty. Most of her kind are, in fact. She follows her kind's practice of 'borrowing', as she calls it, and giving of gifts. Her intention, of course, being to find a mate for herself, though many times the finder, who she is hoping to win over, isn't aware of this. This very often ends peacefully, resulting in friendships or even love when the gift is discovered, but if it does not, Volleurella often leaves a scale of hers to indicate who was actually responsible for the gift in order to prevent any unnecessary quarrels. Mischievous she may be, but Volleurella is absolutely a good-hearted and peaceful dragoness and has no wish causing any trouble. Nevertheless, her bright, keen eyes are always on the watch for possible 'gifts'... and shiny things are very often a favorite target of hers. Those are her instincts and her kind have always done so... much to the chagrin and confusion of all of her neighbors. Changing it would be difficult.