Ridgewing Dragons live just below the snow level on the upper slopes of mountains. They are a friendly, playful breed and enjoy dancing in wind currents near their homes or plummeting down into valleys from great heights. Their wings, by far their most striking feature, grow in fin-like ridges along their backs. While their bodies lack markings to blend better with their surroundings, a ridgewing’s wings have bright markings in the colors of the flowers that grow in their mountain habitat. Occasionally different-colored individuals can be found, but they are rare because their striking coloring offers little protection.

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.

Dracopenguin's Tan Prince is the only tan Ridgewing in the cave, received as a gift by his owner Dracopenguin. He is quite proud of his unusual colouring, and far from above socialising with the other, more common members of his kind. All three Ridgewings in the cave are male, and they await the day that a female arrives on the scene—Tan Prince particularly wishes he had a (preferably tan) mate due to the fact that he is a 2nd-generation purebred. In the meantime, he spends his days high in the mountains with the Purple and Pillow dragons, showing off his flying skills and striking markings to anyone who happens to be watching.