When Water Dragons mature, they lose the ability to survive on land, entering the water permanently. They are adept swimmers and eat whatever fish are in the lake they live in. They tend to inhabit the same lake for their entire lives, although a few live in the ocean and swim all over the world.

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.

Ink Cartridges isn't smart or really pretty, but she does her best with any task assigned to her and is very bubbly and cheery. All she wants to do is please her family, who graciously adopted her and cared for her, and, when she was grown, gave her a job. She has really high highs and really low lows, but she must not express her emotions so openly at work, and she's good at that. Her job is to go swimming with the nice dragons (and sometimes humans) that the smart business-y family members deemed should have a splash with Ink Cartridges in her pond. She gets to say nifty things such as "If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear" and "We really appreciate your cooperation" while her swim buddy is underwater. After, when her mother and father tell her she did great and sounded so professional, she beams with pride and is awarded sea-bee dumplings, her favorite treat.