Heartseeker Dragons are very social creatures that emanate a sweet chocolatey scent. Their captivating perfume easily attracts adult dragons that don’t yet have a mate. Heartseekers use their keen sense of smell to detect solitary dragons and potential mates in the area. By rubbing their fins against objects such as trees and rocks, they leave a scent trail for the other dragons to follow to meet each other. Although these dragons are seen year-round, the scent of a Heartseeker becomes particularly potent during the middle of winter. During this time, a single Heartseeker may play matchmaker to dozens of dragons, but he will also choose a special mate of his own.

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.

The Cakeinator or Cake, is the slightly older brother of JonNik. To avoid confusion with their scents, the two brothers keep to different parts and responsibilities within their dragon group. Cake, along with Molten Underneath and Ribboness, takes in upon himself to care for the hatchlings until he has some of his own to add to the group. He has not found a mate yet, since his dragon group is mostly male, though he continues searching. He leaves the defensive and offensive tactics of protection to Molten who has declared himself the protector of the hatchlings.