Ember Dragons have a great affinity for hot environments. While they themselves are not hot to the touch, their tendency to lurk amongst smoldering ashes has caused many to believe they are fire-starters. Their dully glowing markings serve many purposes: acting as a means of identification between individuals, as an important part of mating displays, and as a way of showing aggression. The long, low build of the breed makes them ungainly in flight, and the thick fleshy membranes of their wings hinder them further. As such, it is rare to see an Ember Dragon take to the air. Ember Dragons are also not particularly sociable; females tend to be defensive, whereas males are more aggressive. Once they have settled with a particular group of dragons, Ember Dragons are incredibly loyal and will defend their pack by any means possible.

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.

Adragonof science studies paleobiology and archaeology, interested in the appearance of the planet and its inhabitants over millions of years. She has gone on expeditions alone to observe the environment and has a hoard of not gold and jewels, but fossils and rocks. She has few friends because many people, even dragons, declare that her theory of their planet being more than millions of years old is bunk, and she is laughed out of their presence. As a hatchling, Adragonof heard of a group called Science Discovery, and although she's never met any of its members, she was keen to join, so keen that she convinced her parents to follow their naming scheme for her. She's become a rather timid dragon over the years, and while refusing to give up her studies, she is too afraid to ask to join the organization in fear that they'll reject her, too.