Ember Dragons have a great affinity for hot environments. While they themselves are not hot to the touch, their tendency to lurk amongst smoldering ashes has caused many to believe they are fire-starters. Their dully glowing markings serve many purposes: acting as a means of identification between individuals, as an important part of mating displays, and as a way of showing aggression. The long, low build of the breed makes them ungainly in flight, and the thick fleshy membranes of their wings hinder them further. As such, it is rare to see an Ember Dragon take to the air. Ember Dragons are also not particularly sociable; females tend to be defensive, whereas males are more aggressive. Once they have settled with a particular group of dragons, Ember Dragons are incredibly loyal and will defend their pack by any means 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.

In Dubio Pro Reo, just Pro Reo for short, is a young ember dragon who lived with a small community of other dragons for all of his short life. When a fire broke out, he, with his flaming appearance, was quick to be blamed for the crime though—now considered to be an arsonist, Pro Reo was chased away from the group of dragons he wanted so desperately to be with. Being an ember dragon, a breed not exactly known for being sociable, he has a hard time befriending other dragons he could stay with for longer than a few days, forcing him to live alone despite longing to feel for another dragon again as he did with his former group.