Harvest Dragons are a large, flightless breed most often found in heavily forested mountains. Normally shy, these omnivorous dragons keep to themselves in remote regions, but in the fall they descend from their high territory to search for food—and lots of it. During the autumn months, harvest dragons will eat whatever they can find, from large and small animals to nuts and fruit. In the winter they retreat into large caves and hibernate until spring, living off the fat they have built up.

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.

When not in hibernation, Growing Sands is up in the forest, eating lots of food and occasionally walking over to the cave to check up on the other dragons in the scroll. While he eats lots of meat, Growing Sands never wants to hurt a living creature and usually only takes previously hurt animals. Out of all the forests, he chose one next to a farm, and he sometimes takes food from there, although he makes sure nobody is home first.