Gold dragons are the ones most often killed by humans, who consider their scales to be extremely valuable. These golden scales grant them a high level of protection, similar to armor, and they use this to their advantage in battle.

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.

Wednesday Westingnoch thinks of himself as a prince. So when the silly Katrina Coralwood asked him his name, he told her Prince Wednesday. But he secretly thinks she's a pretty princess, and he wants to breed with her.

Wednesday had several kids with Katrina, and that was when the vampires came. Wednesday thinks that the vampires will harm his children, and therefore rejected as many as he could.The vampires gave him the nickname "the golden grouch" and it spread, even used by his own children. Wednesday thinks of himself as a fifth elder, but no one else does.