Terrae Dragons are primarily herbivores who prefer to eat from the tops of trees. However, due to their massive size, they must rely on small, specialized scales to absorb and convert energy from the sun. Since they live in tightly-knit groups, this form of energy absorption helps preserve the forests in which these dragons reside.

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.

This poor dragon has something of an inferiority complex, and for good reason. A well-respected seer who's a close friend of his family said that his grandparents had highly impressive 'codes,' but declared his own to be fairly mediocre. Add in the fact that his father is a captain and his mother is a master of mathematics, and you have a dragon that feels very nervous about his lack of accomplishments in life. As such he is attempting to prove himself by taking on some tasks of heroic proportions; perhaps he can help the local human village out with their rabid vine dragon problem...