Ember Dragons have a great affinity for hot environments. While they themselves are not hot to the touch, their tendency to lurk amongst smoldering ashes has caused many to believe they are fire-starters. Their dully glowing markings serve many purposes: acting as a means of identification between individuals, as an important part of mating displays, and as a way of showing aggression. The long, low build of the breed makes them ungainly in flight, and the thick fleshy membranes of their wings hinder them further. As such, it is rare to see an Ember Dragon take to the air. Ember Dragons are also not particularly sociable; females tend to be defensive, whereas males are more aggressive. Once they have settled with a particular group of dragons, Ember Dragons are incredibly loyal and will defend their pack by any means possible.

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.

Flying Colours is a female Ember dragon. She isn't that social, but gets along well with various creatures, particularly birds. It isn't that uncommon to see Colours with several songbirds perched on her tail or gazing at an eagle soaring overhead.

  Flying Colours lives in a small cave at the foot of "The Mouth Of Thorn", a large volcano. She chooses not to have many possessions, but does keep a few jewels to trade for seeds to feed the birds she loves so fiercely in the wintertime. Colours likes to be outside her cave when at all possible and can frequently be found in "The Fall-Leaf Forest" or on "The Whispering Plains". She is terrified of water.

  Flying Colours usually hunts deer, and has never been seen to eat bird meat. She is slightly better at flying than the average Ember dragon, and is sometimes seen flying in a rather ungainly fashion.