Aria dragons are a brightly-colored and sprightly breed, perhaps most adored for their lyric calls. Their song-like melodies fill the areas they inhabit; their coos resemble those of birds, only more elegant and refined. They have fairly strong magical capabilities, but tend to reserve these strengths for last-minute defense, choosing to live their lives in simple peace. Arias, sticking to the tropics, typically live quite far from human settlements, giving rise to the previously held belief that they had gone extinct.

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.

Clariss is a pink dragon who lives in Gaul, or Medieval France. She has an unusual love for treasure, and collects pieces of gold and gemstones to decorate her cave. She eats mostly flowers and herbs, meat that her mate brings her, and scavenges when food is either scarce or it is Winter. Clariss is also fascinated by human objects, such as mirrors. She has mirrors all over her cave, and spends hours at a time admiring herself and trying to look more beautiful. She is a little conceited and during mating season, shows off her talents and beauty in displays that are more accustomed to males. In Gaul, she is envied by some younger dragons and shunned and laughed at by some of the older dragons because of the obscure objects she decorates herself with, such as ribbons and lace. Clariss is still young and learning the ropes of being a mature adult dragon.