Fire Gem Dragons are a colorful, flamboyant breed often found in hot climates, particularly around active volcanoes. Their broad tails store the flames they breathe, which are colored by the heavy amount of minerals in the water they drink. These dragons come in a variety of colors, and will collect shiny trinkets and stones that match their own coloration. Despite their hoarding tendencies, though, Fire Gem dragons are social and will often congregate in groups and show off their collections while fawning over the stones their friends and rivals have gathered, occasionally arranging trades.

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.

Absonant is a Get the Ball in the Other Team's Goal by Mostly Kicking It Game player. He is a decent professional player, with lackluster offense but excellent defensive skill. What makes him a real character is his ability to find all kinds of loopholes in the rules. Because of him, the official book has tripled in size to account for his shenanigans, with rules describing in detail which body parts can touch the ball, what penalties magic use on an audience member incurs, the number of times the ball can be passed back and forth with the goalkeeper before it becomes an offense, and so on. Over the years, Absonant has helped bring his team to victory many times, though many spectators have figured out with a bit of mathematics how many games wouldn't count if all of the rules were retroactively applied to past games.