It was previously believed that purple dragons were exclusively female, but this is not the case. Recent environmental shifts have revealed the existence of both genders of this breed. Female behavior is well known; they are primarily herbivores but will eat meat during mating season. On the other hand, very little is known about the behavior and habits of male purple dragons.

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.

This dragon has no name, but is often called "Barney." Barney likes to sing annoying songs about how much he loves you and then he hugs you tightly. Very tightly. Most of the dragons want to banish Barney or annihilate him, but Barney stops their bickering by walking up to them, hugging them, and then singing a comforting song about how much he loves them. This is very disturbing, but then they stop trying to banish him because they fear he will do it some more, and sing some of his other songs, like the ChooChoo song and that song about how many humps the camel has on his back.