Spitfires are a desert breed of dragon. Their dull brown bodies contrast with their brilliant turquoise markings, and they only blaze brighter when these dragons fight. Spitfires are notorious for their territorial natures, and the wing-edges of most are ripped and tattered before their first year is out. Spitfires are also noteworthy for their brilliant blue fire, which is used not for hunting or fighting, but rather for making glass caves from the sand, in which the dragons can soak up the sun.

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.

Toriven is extremely violent and aggressive, and even though he has a softer side, it is rarely shown. Because of his extremely violent disposition, many females dislike him, and many males hate him, even most of his own breed. Because of this, Toriven has a lot of scars, missing scales and burns from his fights with other dragons. Toriven only has eyes for one dragon, Strovin, an absolutely stunning male golden wyvern who is disgusted by violence. Now Toriven is trying to control his violence, and he is getting better, though he still gets into fights if one of the other, bigger, meaner dragons make fun of him, which they do often, which is what mostly caused him to be violent in the first place, being teased and beat up as a hatchling.