Seasonal Dragons take on the characteristics of the season during which they are born. Thus, eggs that are laid in spring match the pink flowers and green buds of spring, and those that are laid in the summer grow to depict the bright green of the forest trees and the yellow of the sun. Eggs laid in autumn display the bright colors of leaves falling from trees, and those that are laid during winter take on the appearance of the icy snow.

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.

In the summer, when hatchlings from various divisions and families participate in group activities at Flaxseed Ridge, Sleepaway Camp is their resident decorator. He paints signs, picks flowers and fruit, places lights and other objects in cave interiors, and so on. His favorite task is prettying up the mealtime menus with colors and other flourishes. All of the other grown-ups agree that design-wise, they look attractive, but his handwriting is terrible. It hasn't improved since he began the seasonal work, but it's not such a big deal that anyone wants to find a different decorator, and experience shows the youngsters prefer pretty menus with pygmy-track writing than plain readable menus. The three cooks have learned to quickly pick up what words on Sleepaway Camp's menus seem to say so they know what food is being ordered. The fyled cwtiut and the apjlesoee qtuolel are two of the most popular, so they know every possible variation of those two items.