Falconiform Wyverns are normally shy creatures. However, when approached, they often feel threatened, and the flames along their bodies leap higher. Females tend to be smaller than males, though Falconiform Wyverns are typically rather large overall. They use their size to their advantage by hunting smaller dragons. The Falconiform’s graceful, swooping dives are said to resemble birds of prey. Falconiforms are largely solitary dragons that only meet in order to breed.

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.

The Freani-eplith, or Friends of the Forest, are a guild that has sworn to protect the forest and all who pass through it. There are four "divisions" within the guild: The Guardians, The Cloud Guard, The Earth Guard, and The Bloodseekers.

The Cloud Guard controls the skies over the area they protect, keeping a watchful eye out for trouble. Members of the Cloud Guard are often clever and rely on speed in battle rather than strength.

Gwaerendir is a member of the Cloud Guard, just like his father. He never knew his mother and his father never gave up much information on her. All he knows is that she's an unaligned Frostbite. His father has told him many times before that he should not, under any circumstance, seek her out. Gwaerendir, however, is a curious and bold creature with little to no regard for authority. Twice now he has flown up into the mountains where she is rumored to live, only to be chased out by the Orle-annia guards that patrol the border.