Gold dragons are the ones most often killed by humans, who consider their scales to be extremely valuable. These golden scales grant them a high level of protection, similar to armor, and they use this to their advantage in battle.

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.

Tiera is highly devoted to her mate Salamyne, despite him refusing to take her family name. Like Salamyne, she was uncertain for a long while after their fourth egg was turned into a Vampire, but as Salamyne taught her the healing and compassion of his kind, they both realized they could not shun their daughter for the circumstances of her hatching.