Red Dragons are similar to typical story book dragons. They shoot flames, can fly, etc. However, they aren’t evil creatures as depicted in myths and won’t go around raiding castles, killing knights, or kidnapping princesses. They live in a variety of habitats, from forests to coastlines to abandoned castles, usually in warm climates, and eat whatever living creatures they can find.

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.

For the Queen's Empire is a fiercely protective dragon. He was named 'Empire' by his mother, but upon saving one of the group's eggs the queen added her honorary title to his name. Empire is extremely proud of his status as head protector of young, but one wouldn't know to look at him. Despite his large stature and dauntingly reflective scales, Empire projects a humble attitude, telling anyone who asks that 'I just have a talent for keeping the young safe and warm.' Empire adores the hatchlings and eggs that he cares for, and the young love him equally. He can usually be found playing with the hatchlings or hunting for meat to share with them. Empire prefers to eat meat, but when caring for hatchlings with a preference for plants, he will gladly go out of his way to find their favourites. Empire has many nicknames, but the one the hatchlings know him by is 4tqe (pronounced for-tee-cue). The adult dragons call him simply, 'Empire' or more formally as 'For the Queen'.