Named after their cloudy, ashen scales, Ash Dragons are large, gentle beasts, although their faces can give unaccustomed folk a fright. Their tough scales and sheer size make them infrequent attack targets, traits that explain why pygmy dragons and other small dragon breeds can often be seen riding on their backs, hiding amongst their large spiked scales. Though they tend to be mostly quiet, Ash dragons have a low, deep roar that is typically only used to threaten or call to others of their kind.

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.

All Ashtroturf really wants to do is raise grasses for seed. The problem is, her field is also home to a small, magical humanoid that lives in a hole and wants to raise miniature jersey cattle on the same fields. The minuscule rancher won't take his cattle off the field or even confine them to a smaller area so that they let the grass go to seed, and Astroturf just doesn't have the firmness needed to change his mind. She sometimes thinks about asking some of the scarier dragons to help, but she doesn't want to cause too much trouble. She has started to experiment with magical lawn grass production, with preliminary success. She hopes this innovation will help her live in harmony with the gnome on the range.