Aria dragons are a brightly-colored and sprightly breed, perhaps most adored for their lyric calls. Their song-like melodies fill the areas they inhabit; their coos resemble those of birds, only more elegant and refined. They have fairly strong magical capabilities, but tend to reserve these strengths for last-minute defense, choosing to live their lives in simple peace. Arias, sticking to the tropics, typically live quite far from human settlements, giving rise to the previously held belief that they had gone extinct.

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.

Flora Wildrose knew early on that she didn't want to just tend eggs and hatchlings for the rest of her life, so when she was fully grown she set off to see the world.  Traveling alone grew lonely at times, but she was reluctant to choose a traveling companion for quite a while, fearing that they would either try to become her mate, if male, or take a mate, if female, and expect her to take care of any resulting eggs and hatchlings.  She is fond of Kalazor because, while he did eventually become her mate, he doesn't expect her to devote her life to raising eggs and hatchlings—he gladly stays at Dragonhaven Island to take care of their children while Flora continues her travels and he is glad to be primary caretaker for the eggs and hatchlings they rescue.  Flora often serves as the voice of reason for Kalazor—she has the ability to usually see both sides of an argument, and is more careful than he is not to be too quick to make judgments.