Gold dragons are the ones most often killed by humans, who consider their scales to be extremely valuable. These golden scales grant them a high level of protection, similar to armor, and they use this to their advantage in battle.

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.

Onoz is a rather jumpy, skittish dragon. She's always fretting about what could go wrong, and is terrified of the dark. Nobody's sure what caused this unusual temperament in her, but it annoys most of the adult dragons in the cave, who can barely put up with her ceaseless worrying. The hatchlings think it's funny to sneak up behind her and then nip her tail, though, just to watch her reaction.