Carmine Wyverns are active predators found most commonly in tropical regions. They have a poor sense of smell and are primarily dependent on sight and sound to hunt. These dragons are lightweight and quick, and tend to flee from rivals rather than attempt to fight. When a confrontation does occur it usually involves large amounts of posturing and displaying to make the wyverns appear larger and stronger than their opponents, and one will often surrender and leave without a fight ever actually occurring. They are dedicated parents and usually mate for life, though the degree of loyalty to a partner varies between individuals and within individual pairings.

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.

Less disappointing is a playwright, tax lawyer, chimney-sweep, astronomer, seer, midwife, royal vent-wiper, equestrian, scribe, blacksmith, hydrologist, farmhand, usher, cheesemonger, kayaker, pastry chef, copy editor, woodcutter, gravedigger, therapist... He may call himself many, many things, but he's not that great at any of them. As a security guard, he even let someone die under his watch because the dragon who threatened them wasn't cowed by his aggressive display, and he fled. He jumps from job to job, never getting good at any because even in those where he showed promise, he would lose interest and go on to something new. Really, the only things Less disappointing is good at are things that every carmine wyvern should be good at. Still, he adds each position to the welcome signs outside his lair, and recently, he had to add a sixth sign underneath the others to accommodate the new titles.