Aether Wyverns have the ability to control winds utilising air mana. During mating season, rival males often attempt to impress females by hanging onto a rock beside the female and letting another Aether Wyvern blast gale-force winds at them. The one to stay on the rock the longest wins, and if the female wins, she will reject both males. These wyverns also use their ability to control winds to blow away intruding dragons or to capture prey, though an Aether Wyvern’s aim is not perfect. As a solution to their imperfect aim, these wyverns will create large winds that often blow away much more than they originally intended to.

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.

Wintery Skys is said to be the best flier of the young adult wyverns. One day Sweeping Gales, a confident Aether challenged her and Flowing Winds, her admirer, and they proceeded to have an older Aether blow gales at them while the three clung to a rock. Flowing soon saw another dragon and let go, with Wintery and Sweeping still clinging to the rock an hour later.

A while after the hour, Sweeping started straining to keep hold. With the rocks above him breaking, it wasn't a good combination for him to win. She knew she should have let the match play out, but Wintery very much admired for still hanging on even though she thought he knew he was going to lose. She came to the decision rather quickly, and swiftly let go of the rock where she was holding on to. The Aether stopped blowing, and screeches of congratulations filled the air. Wintery didn't regret her decision to throw the match, and she was extremely happy with her decision to take on Sweeping Gales as her partner.