Pyralspite dragons are small, swift dragons that can breathe an intensely hot flame. They get their name from their resemblance to and affinity for garnets of the pyralspite family—they hoard such gems, preferring garnets that match their variant, and can tell the type of garnet from how it tastes. The red-violet variant is referred to as Almandine. Almandine Pyralspites are more aggressive than others of the same breed, and are very witty and love to mock or insult their opponents. They inhabit mountainous areas.

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.

Ecumenism is the companion of Philliam, a human who's on a quest with six other humans to stop this oppressive group called Bean Stem or something. She was raised in a clan that was very devoted to the Avatar, and she didn't have those same feelings and wanted to find something important to do to get away from them. She knew Philliam since he was small, so when he solicited her help, she immediately said yes. Out of her homeland and free to do whatever, she could part ways with Philliam and co., but she stays with them mostly because Philliam knows how to make these corncob-shaped rice clumps with beef, and they're to die for. In fact, Ecumenism has tried convincing him to stop his quest and instead make a living selling rice clumps, but he reminds her that there are bad people to thwart and fights to be had. She doesn't understand human affairs, though she agrees with them that fighting is a worthwhile activity. They cannot stop her when she gets carried away trash-talking enemies.