When Water Dragons mature, they lose the ability to survive on land, entering the water permanently. They are adept swimmers and eat whatever fish are in the lake they live in. They tend to inhabit the same lake for their entire lives, although a few live in the ocean and swim all over the world.

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.

Valued Divine Nature is one of the eight original Valued dragons. She earned her name because she has always built herself up by helping others, and she believes that every creature has divine aspects. One of the most noteworthy things she has done was to comfort Tail Fin-Leaf after his relationship with Frostfrolica ended badly. Divine Nature and Tail Fin-Leaf mated after that, and no dragon has kept hard feelings towards Frostfrolica.

All of the original eight Valued dragons were found at the cave entrance. They together formed an oath to be kind to all creatures, and to only kill to eat or protect themselves or loved ones. They also vowed to carry on their legacy of peace by teaching their hatchlings what has come to be known as the Code of Value. The Valued dragons tend to only mate within their species (or at least color), but this is only to help creatures remember their respective values when they see that color.