It was previously believed that purple dragons were exclusively female, but this is not the case. Recent environmental shifts have revealed the existence of both genders of this breed. Female behavior is well known; they are primarily herbivores but will eat meat during mating season. On the other hand, very little is known about the behavior and habits of male purple dragons.

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.

One of two unicyclists serving at the Cirque de Pourpre, Viriot's story of salvation revolves not around abandonment or familial strife, but rather around self-inflicted idiocy. Once exceedingly vain, his constant bragging left him with very few friends (that is to say, none). Mournful, but too blind to realize what his problem was, he was all too eager to leap at the offer a mysterious purple dragon gave him--a chance to fix what ailed him and find friendship once more. Of course, he knew the whole thing was a scam when she asked him to ride a UNICYCLE, but he went along with it anyway... and learned many a valuable lesson in the process. Initially storming out in rage and shame after a failed attempt, his pride dictated he try again, and again, and again--until he learned that even he had shortcomings, and that friends make up for them far better than vanity. Now a permanent star of the show, he has feelings for his fellow unicyclist Metra, although she finds him rather overwhelming!