The Leodon Dragon is well-known for its astonishing size and short, explosive temper. Although often praised for its undying bravery, its penchant for jumping head-first into unknown situations often leads to more trouble than necessary, especially when the Leodon relies more on brute force to solve problems than its innate skill as a master of fire magic. These dragons are adventurous by nature and enjoy any physical challenge they come across, but nothing evokes a Leodon’s courage more than the endangerment of its kin, both blood and chosen. The friends and family of a Leodon are fiercely guarded, even at the cost of its own life.

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.

Lorreta lives in a town of mostly humans, who have gotten used to the presence of dragons years ago, though the dragons are still seen as different and foreign. Lorreta is a pyrotechnics instructor and activist. She and her group have spent years campaigning for personhood of dragons under the law. A major result of this is that slaying any of the dragons living in and around town would not be an act of sport but murder, and those responsible would be prosecuted and possibly punished. But it's a steep uphill battle—Lorreta and her supporters believe it's going to be a long time before such legislation would pass, since dragons are creatures and not people. People are civilized and intelligent and capable of emotions, and dragons are not.