Ember Dragons have a great affinity for hot environments. While they themselves are not hot to the touch, their tendency to lurk amongst smoldering ashes has caused many to believe they are fire-starters. Their dully glowing markings serve many purposes: acting as a means of identification between individuals, as an important part of mating displays, and as a way of showing aggression. The long, low build of the breed makes them ungainly in flight, and the thick fleshy membranes of their wings hinder them further. As such, it is rare to see an Ember Dragon take to the air. Ember Dragons are also not particularly sociable; females tend to be defensive, whereas males are more aggressive. Once they have settled with a particular group of dragons, Ember Dragons are incredibly loyal and will defend their pack by any means possible.

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.

Pierenisic lives in the Clan of Flame. Unlike many, he enjoys the rigorous training Infernecticus demands of all youths of his clan, though the clan had not yet formed while he grew up. He had hatched alone and taught himself as a hatchling, and was the first to join Infernecticus when he changed from a simple farmer of cahumares (fire-horses that are native to the fiery land) to a leader of dracons.

He takes pride in that he taught himself, and tries very hard not to flaunt it about. He is also abnormally good at flying for a ember, and teaches hatchlings the ways of flight. He loves the sky, and wishes the magmas had wings with which to fly. Many of his students, however, have quite different views and become envious of the flightless for not needing lessons.

He cares greatly for his mate, Heriana, and the two are often seen flying together during sunset. On occasion, they will playfully dive among bombs and ash of an exploding cinder-cone volcano.