Striped Dragons come in a dazzling array of colors complemented by an intricate pattern of stripes. These bright colors and patterns help attract their favorite food, insects. Because their prey is so tiny, striped dragons must spend a large portion of their day eating. The color of the offspring is usually determined by the dragon’s mate.

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.

Jaua is the crafty one in the tribe, and not the "tricky" crafty either. She's incredibly creative and has an eye for color, a skill which her mother attribute to being a stripe. Her cave walls are decorated with colorful paintings of the sunrises and sunsets and an array of mobiles hang from the ceiling. Wind chimes are Jaua's specialty and she has a good number of them hanging outside her cave. Made from shells, stones, glass, or bamboo, the wind chimes produce a lovely symphony anytime the wind is blowing. It's quite relaxing for dragons, but all the wildlife has been scared away from the cave by the noise. The lord whose castle is close to Jaua's cave finds the sounds annoying and has tried to slay Jaua more than once to get her to stop. But Jaua has a protective stone dragon lving on her front doorstep that adores her music, so she's safe for now.