Rosebud Dragons are a fun and social breed found most often in the spring. The petal-like feathers that grow on their sides spread their sweet and floral scent. Although they have poor eyesight, they have ribbon-like extensions that extend their olfactory abilities to help create a map of the area around them. When flying, Rosebud dragons tend to hover, using their wings to fan their scent throughout the air. A widespread breed, they go to great effort to visit as many flowery fields as possible.

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.

As is the case with all of her breed, Shining was born in the middle of February, during that wondrous and evanescent week in which the normal winter drudgery is interrupted by an explosion of love and bright colors. Yet the festivities around her never quite moved her heart, as it was burdened by something weightier instead. Told from the moment of her hatching--no, even before then, voices caught through the shell--that she was meant to be raised by another family, to spread the bloodline, to keep the clan strong. Yet the promised exchange never happened, the human who had bonded to her elders growing quite cross with the young dragon in the process, much to the anger and frustration of her parents. Now an adult, Shining is still at odds with the human sorceress who watches over her, but she doesn't dwell on it. She has the love of her family and the strength of her heart to go on, after all--the opinions of one belligerent human be hanged!