Striped Dragons come in a dazzling array of colors complemented by an intricate pattern of stripes. These bright colors and patterns help attract their favorite food, insects. Because their prey is so tiny, striped dragons must spend a large portion of their day eating. The color of the offspring is usually determined by the dragon’s mate.

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.

Her fire-red scales and sun-yellow stripes turn Rising Red Sun into one of the most attractive female Stripe Dragons in Laura-Lana's clan. But the males' longing is in vain. When Rising Red Sun and Rising Red Times were still eggs, their parents agreed they should be mates. Sun's parents regretted that quickly because of Times horrible behaviour, but the young dragoness refused to break the pledge. Rising Red Sun likes to play by the rules herself but she takes an unholy delight in her mate's actions.