Red Dragons are similar to typical story book dragons. They shoot flames, can fly, etc. However, they aren’t evil creatures as depicted in myths and won’t go around raiding castles, killing knights, or kidnapping princesses. They live in a variety of habitats, from forests to coastlines to abandoned castles, usually in warm climates, and eat whatever living creatures they can find.

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.

Chmyliwsky, or Mr. C., as he tells the hatchlings to call him because his name's a rather hard one to say, loves to teach hatchlings about science, in particular, the science of living things—plants and animals. He's very patient with the hatchlings, even going so far as to seat them gently away from the classroom when they get nauseous at the sight of the innards of some animal they've dissected. The coolest part of the dissecting is that when they're finished, everyone gets to have a tasty snack!