Electric Dragons wield electricity with great prowess. Bright sparks race across these dragons’ bodies in a dazzling dance of light, complemented by the blindingly radiant sparks on their tails. Using their bellies and manes as stores for this electrical energy, Electric Dragons wield crackling magic, stunning and electrocuting their prey with a whip of their tail. During mating season it is typically those with the most brilliant sparks—an indicator of strength and hunting ability—that are drawn to each other.

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.

Talik, Nworset Clonal Germplasm Repository's citrus expert, loves to flaunt her title and see the reactions of those who have no idea what the job entails. She does explain the real answer, but not before asking what her new acquaintances think the germplasm repository is about. Some of the answers she gets are outlandish, but very few correctly guess that the repository is an orchard filled with countless varietals of important crops to maintain diversity within the species. Because of the climatic conditions in Nworset, Talik's citrus are in a greenhouse to protect them from frost during the winter. She loves lemons in particular because, along with potatoes, they are remarkably capable of producing an electric current. The reason she chose lemons over potatoes is because she doesn't like digging, which one has to do more of with potatoes than with citrus.