Heartseeker Dragons are very social creatures that emanate a sweet chocolatey scent. Their captivating perfume easily attracts adult dragons that don’t yet have a mate. Heartseekers use their keen sense of smell to detect solitary dragons and potential mates in the area. By rubbing their fins against objects such as trees and rocks, they leave a scent trail for the other dragons to follow to meet each other. Although these dragons are seen year-round, the scent of a Heartseeker becomes particularly potent during the middle of winter. During this time, a single Heartseeker may play matchmaker to dozens of dragons, but he will also choose a special mate of his own.

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.

After learning that his name makes humans who try to pronounce it twist their tongues and cough, which is upsetting, Hartebeest allowed one of their communities to just give him a nickname. He's named after the antelope, since he's sociable and tall, and people apparently think his long face resembles a hartebeest's. He is known for bringing couples together in late winter, but he's better known for having a do-gooder streak. He can't seem to pass up an opportunity to help someone in trouble, and he's become very skilled in magic and able to pull off some amazing athletic feats through years of intervention in bad situations and training in between.