Skywing Dragons spend most of their lives flying in the air. They hunt from the air, diving at prey from above, and land only to rest. They are some of the fastest fliers, capable of extremely high speeds. The webbing at the end of the tail acts as a rudder, allowing them to easily change direction during flight.

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.

Mela makes his home in the furthest north of the Exalted territory, in a great current of the air over a frozen and wind-scoured peak. A solitary and meditative type, he flies above the clouds most of the time, and rarely appears even to other dragons. Like many Skywings, he glories in swiftness, and plays by riding his chosen current to its greatest height, then plummeting to cloud level, and circling back up. He abstains from acrobatics, instead pushing himself to the very limits of speed. A true master of the Air, it's said Mela even sleeps on the wing.