Red Dragons are similar to typical story book dragons. They shoot flames, can fly, etc. However, they aren’t evil creatures as depicted in myths and won’t go around raiding castles, killing knights, or kidnapping princesses. They live in a variety of habitats, from forests to coastlines to abandoned castles, usually in warm climates, and eat whatever living creatures they can find.

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.

Nikariel hatched from her egg shortly after Eleuxil, finding herself stuck in the uncomfortable role of "Second Child". Although it is known Chronepsis respects all his children in the same measure, she will occasionally engage fights with Eleuxil to demonstrate that she should act as the leader of the Lair. Despite the jealousy towards her sister, she is very fond of her, admires her secretly and will do anything to protect her and the dragons of Lair.