Electric Dragons wield electricity with great prowess. Bright sparks race across these dragons’ bodies in a dazzling dance of light, complemented by the blindingly radiant sparks on their tails. Using their bellies and manes as stores for this electrical energy, Electric Dragons wield crackling magic, stunning and electrocuting their prey with a whip of their tail. During mating season it is typically those with the most brilliant sparks—an indicator of strength and hunting ability—that are drawn to each other.

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.

Elzacor is showy and bumptious. He's young and doesn't have a permanent mate, and so he's constantly trying to impress the females—often even the females who have mated for life—with his electric displays. Being the first Electric dragon in the area, all of the other dragons were initially very impressed by him, but no longer do they think he's anything special and everyone wishes he would stop waking other dragons up with bright flashes in the middle of the night. Elzacor pays no attention to anything any other dragon says to him about this and is convinced that he is a gift to the entire cave.