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.

Nereis is a dragon so obsessed with remaining pleasant to everyone that she can often seem much slower than she actually is. In reality she carefully weighs every move she makes with a level of care usually only seen in chess grandmasters and highly experienced warriors, determined to maintain a sense of tact and civility at all times. What she could accomplish if she spent her considerable mental facilities on less trivial things is anyone's guess.