Khusa dragons thrive in dry, desolate, and rocky areas. Though they can fly, Khusa enjoy honing their climbing skills on foot. Shortly after they hatch, parents are already teaching their young how to pick their way across cliff faces, escarpments, and thin ridges. The young are well cared for by their parents, but other Khusa in the area also look out for the young—despite not forming close-knit groups, these dragons form loose alliances with their closest neighbors. If a threat is spotted, they will attack from above and drive it to the ground where Khusa have an advantage.

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.

Gyrceto keeps an eye on his closest neighbors, the Argent Mountain dragons, even though many of them want nothing to do with him. He's fairly sure he isn't the problem, as the weyr is known for being reclusive, but still tries to keep his interference to a minimum. He'll leave them portions of his kills and swoop in to help with any threat, but beyond that he tries not to intrude. Some of the more social dragons like to visit with Gyrceto, but he waits for them to come to him.