Harvest Dragons are a large, flightless breed most often found in heavily forested mountains. Normally shy, these omnivorous dragons keep to themselves in remote regions, but in the fall they descend from their high territory to search for food—and lots of it. During the autumn months, harvest dragons will eat whatever they can find, from large and small animals to nuts and fruit. In the winter they retreat into large caves and hibernate until spring, living off the fat they have built up.

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.

Jaleigh is apathetic to most goings-on around him, even issues that affect him or can affect him in the near future. Other residents of the Ruddy Soil Forest dislike his lack of caring, which runs two ways, though some nevertheless try to take advantage of his behavioral patterns. He could agree with everything someone's saying to breeze through a conversation, but he could also refuse to change his mind or acknowledge opposition. Legislation has passed with him voicing approval in interviews and polls, whether he truly wants it or even understands what it entails. However, when unsavory opinions he holds become a problem and someone tries to change his mind, he tunes that party out. In these cases, Jaleigh doesn't argue so much as wait for the person to stop annoying him so he can keep doing what he's doing. He hasn't eaten anybody who's annoyed him despite being very tempted to, and he's frankly dumbfounded that nobody's congratulated him for his good behavior.