Speckle-Throated Dragons are an active, playful breed. They are easily excited and rarely remain still, spending much of their time in the air. Living in groups of up to sixty dragons, they nest in open plains and at the bases of mountains. Their speckled throats are their most distinctive feature, as well as the loud, echoing call they produce to communicate with one another. Female Speckle-Throats are slightly smaller than males and lack a head crest. However, they are swifter and more agile and prefer to hunt in small groups in order to take down prey.

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.

Despite being a (former) mediator and ambassador, Ayesha isn't very popular with most dragons outside her immediate family. She's supposed to speak to various groups in order to raise awareness about sensitive but important topics in the region, such as deciding on community policies and combatting diseases. However, she inherited her father's chaotic temperament and iron-clawed aggression and could not keep that job if she had tried. In fact, there were many reports of the desipis' daughter behaving rudely and attacking other dragons for seemingly no reason, and she was finally expelled and her ambassador title stripped after she set fire to the palace where she had been staying, which is considered bad form.