Siyat Dragons are extremely smart and have an excellent memory. They are very quick and will often dive through the air making chirps and calls for attention if they feel ignored. Siyat dragons are herbivores and need to eat a lot to make up for all the energy they use with their excitable nature. Groups of Siyat Dragons have a hierarchical structure based on the color of their markings. It is thought that the social status of a dragon is determined by its incubation period—in addition to having different coloration, dragons allowed more time to develop are considered wiser and of higher status.

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.

Professorship teaches geology at Liansrel Academy and is known for her chattiness and love of collecting things to decorate the lounge. She likes to say they're gadgets from the future, or cursed organs, or suppositories, or whatever funny thing comes to mind. Many of the objects do have unusual origins that are as interesting as her lies. Outside the Academy, Professorship is a member of Glacier Watch, an organization that tracks the movement of glaciers and the state of ice sheets in the region. Sometimes, communities must be moved so not to interfere with glacial movement, and Glacier Watch is expected to make recommendations based on research. Though Professorship is a respected member with many accomplishments, she avoids attending Watch meetings with community leaders because she doesn't want to be judged for making mistakes. While her colleagues know her pretty well, she's afraid that others who don't might look at this color of siyat and expect her to know all the answers.