Coastal Waverunners spend most of their time skimming the waves along the coast, snatching up their prey from the shallow waters. They have developed markings along the leading edges of their body that help disguise them as breaking waves. When they are not hunting, they enjoy playing among sand-dunes and shallow tide-pools. These dragons live in small but noisy rookeries. Some stories say Waverunners can fly for days on end without landing.

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.

Vansarn WaterRunner is the life mate of Zantii WaterRunner. He enjoys her hobby, and will often inform her when new land creatures are around. He uses his abilities to fly along the water to be a scout for her, so that she can stay in the depths. Many of the other dragons think that their pairing is a bit unrealistic, but both Vansarn and Zantii are willing to prove them wrong. Vansarn loves her deeply, and is willing to fly across the world simply to make her smile.

They met when Zantii was observing him, actually. He was stalking his prey when he noticed a deep dragon staring at him. He accidentally lost track of where he was, and he hit the water on the beach and crashed into the sands. When he looked for the dragon after he had recovered, it was gone. He came back to that beach often, looking for the dragon to show again. Finally, he saw it watching him again, and he swerved to catch it before it left again. He learned her name, and he was struck by love instantly.