Spinel Wyverns are small, sleek dragons that zealously collect spinel gemstones to line their nests. They are very affectionate with those they bond with, and will happily spend hours grooming a dragon of a different species if allowed to. Spinels are well-known for their even temperament, but when offended, they are very slow to forgive and will never forget. These wyverns will readily perform tasks in exchange for spinels, and occasionally other stones. Occasionally, they can be born with iridescent pale green scales instead of the usual rich red-violet.

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.

This spinel wyvern is the first of such at the India Isles. She was initially mistaken to be a large bat, but last they checked, bats don't like jewels. She has a shaky grasp of their language and has a name that, even when truncated and translated, is too long to fit in the name field of the census form. Everyone calls her New Bat anyway. She was kindly provided a cave by a couple of dorsals and voices her appreciation almost daily. She's bubbly and quick to learn the laws of the Isles and does any task she's told, though she is quick to swear revenge even for very minor issues such as when the delivery guy throws her housemates' newspaper in the garden rather than at the mouth of their cave.