Plated Colossus Dragons are one of the largest dragon species. These huge brutes are notorious bullies—they prefer to steal food from other dragons rather than finding it for themselves. As their thick hides are impervious to most forms of physical attack, Plated Colossi simply ignore the other dragons’ protests, or lash the offending dragon with their club-like tail, which can easily break a limb. Plated Colossi have slow metabolisms and do not need to eat often, but they may consume nearly half their body weight in one feeding. These dragons are not incredibly clever and any discussion with them will often center around eating.

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.

Playing is almost always distracted with her own thoughts and stumbles a lot. This is what she says to explain her glazed expression and her bumping into treetops and tripping over hills. Those who don't know this think that the big bad plated colossus is stomping around destroying things for no reason. Those who do know still can't believe that someone like Playing could have any thoughts in her head to be distracted by. Wherever she goes, the space around her from elbow to dewlap height is obscured by clouds, as if she has her own weather system.