Gold-horned Tangars are a brightly colored tropical breed. They are primarily herbivores, and eat a wide variety of fruits and flowers in addition to the occasional bird. Tangars are well suited to life in the trees; their slender bodies make them light enough to be supported by thinner branches and agile enough to avoid obstacles while flying. Their brightly colored horns, found in both males and females, are used to attract mates.

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.

Ejhark is a rather passive character, avoiding conflicts of any sort at all times possible, whether it's as big as war or as small as a friendly argument over what tea to have. As a youngster, he aspired to paint, but lacked the materials to do so. Deciding rocks were the next best thing, he began to form pictures of what he saw around him, particularly hummingbirds, using pebbles. A full-grown adult, he now uses fairly large rocks and flies overhead to view them. Among his favorite things in life is his 'lucky treasure', which is a golden key he found in the wreckage of an aged ship crashed on shore.