Black Dragons are warriors. They are strong and capable in battles of force, but also ample magic users, capable of devastating opponents with their spells. Their bright eyes give them excellent night vision, which is why they generally hunt during the night.

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.

Sally Riceminor is not only a member of the clan's defence forces under Fumee but spends her free-time working on her own musical compositions. Since she finds the usually denomination with letters rather boring, she uses her own, composing in Potato-or Salt-major or Rice-minor. She says the music 'tastes' that way.

Tryptophan calls her a synaesthetic though Sally has no idea what he means by that.