Silver Dragons are arguably one of the most beautiful types of dragons. They live in high altitude habitats such as mountains. Silver females eat meat only when a male dragon brings it to them as part of courtship, though they are typically highly-independent. They possess an almost magical aura that lights up any place they are in, and are looked upon with awe by humans and animals alike.

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.

Ninau, like all of the tribe's silver dragons, lives on the island of Molehu. She received her name like all other silvers: as a hatchling, her looks, personality, and actions were inspected by the elders and then summed up in a word in Hawaiian. For her, it was Ninau, meaning "question". Ninau was found as a hatchling, wandering around the volcano looking lost and scared. She looked too foreign to be a Molehu silver but she was still taken back the tribe and treated lovingly as all silver hatchlings were. She was terrified of everyone for her first years in the tribe and she had to be watched constantly to prevent her from running away. She refused to talk to anyone except to ask questions. The only sentences she knew were "What's that" and "Why". Everyone pitied the abandoned hatchling so they patiently answered her questions. Ninau eventually grew up and felt comfortable in the tribe but she deeply wishes to find her original home. To this day Ninau talks completely in questions.