Nebula Dragons are nocturnal creatures. With the best eyesight to be found, they are often seen staring into space. Each dragon tends to observe a particular nebula and will eventually change their colors and patterns to match it. As the nebula changes over time, the dragon changes with it. The more intricate the design of the nebula, the better chance an individual has of attracting a mate. It is said that the markings on no two Nebula Dragons will be exactly the same.

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.

Anumaric is part of the Clan of Skye. She prefers to live sparsely, spending her time racing about the outskirts of her clan's territory, hunting when hungry and sleeping when tired. it takes eight days for her to complete a circuit, and when she is dead north of the Clan's primary romps she will spend a day at rest among them. While "in town" as she calls it, though the gathering of spires could hardly qualify as such, she listens to Gilnerath if he is preaching and takes the opportunity to chat with her clanmates. If anything unusual has happened that she has come across, she will tell of it and ask what should be done. These occurrences are rare though; but Anumaric still receives many questions about the distance. She maps the locations on her route with the compass degrees from the clan's base at which they lie.