Canopy Dragons love to soar above the tropical jungles and other densely forested areas. Their billowing, layered wings create generous lift that allows them to ascend effortlessly over the warm jungle. While their unique wings do not make them the fastest flyers, they are champion gliders. To further this end, dexterity, maneuverability, and grace are all judged by the females when selecting their mates from the males that can accurately complete the exhausting and elaborate courtship dance between the close growing branches of the upper canopy.

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.

When Tipie was a small hatchling shambling through her forest home, she came upon a snake, and a venomous one at that. Not knowing the danger, little Tipie pounced on it, thinking it was a new toy; outraged, the snake bit Tipie on her hind legs and slithered away, leaving the small hatchling calling for her parents. When they came, the venom had spread throughout Tipie's legs and the medical dragon had no choice but to amputate. Tipie was cared for by all around her and as she finished growing Tipie learned to get around without her hind legs; gliding was a hassle at first, but Tipie soon overcame it, soaring through the trees almost as gracefully as those around her. Her parents worry that she will never find a mate, but her kind and passionately strong spirit has made her many close friends.