Sunrise Dragons are closely related to sunset dragons. However, their behaviors differ greatly. Sunrise Dragons prefer to live in large groups and enjoy basking in the early morning sun. They are usually most active in the morning, and go to sleep in the early evening.

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.

Beowulf was a part of Sparda's old clan, and the two actually got along quite well, but when Sparda defected, he and Beowulf fought, and Beowulf ended up getting blinded in one eye. He has never forgiven Sparda for this, and has vowed to hunt down and kill all blood relations of Sparda (and Sparda himself).

His thirst for revenge aside, Beowulf is a very honorable dragon and would normally accept defeat quite gracefully, except Sparda not only betrayed him, but left him half-blinded, understandably making Beowulf quite bitter. This lack of 20-20 vision doesn't slow Beowulf down, however, as his sense of smell more than makes up for it (though he's still not happy about it).