Blue-Banded Dragons are found primarily in mountainous regions with lots of precipitation. Although terrestrial, they are most often sighted near running water and feed mostly on fish. Females are very social and form tight-knit family groups, while males are strictly solitary and will fight any other dragons that enter their territory outside of breeding season. For this reason, females tend to drive males away when they are not ready to mate, or when they are caring for hatchlings. The amount of striping varies greatly from individual to individual, with some dragons having only faint dark streaks on their sides and others appearing to be almost entirely dark blue with paler markings.

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.

Skyspear shows up when least expected, silently watching from atop a hill or behind a pile of rocks. His own piece of territory isn't far from the Ironsong border, so he frequently has to take care of marking his own territory as well as Ironsong's. Only his mate, Aycid, and his son, Uvofasor, are allowed past his borders. Sky can be much more helpful than he seems, and doesn't cause conflict without a reason. 'Skyspear' isn't his actual name, it is a title earned on the battlefield for wielding a spear in combat and attacking from above, but he uses it anyway. As a hatchling he was adopted by Windbinder's parents. They are as close as real siblings and stuck together ever since they matured. As a result, he and alpha Trinh have been good friends since Windbinder chose him as her mate.