Spitfires are a desert breed of dragon. Their dull brown bodies contrast with their brilliant turquoise markings, and they only blaze brighter when these dragons fight. Spitfires are notorious for their territorial natures, and the wing-edges of most are ripped and tattered before their first year is out. Spitfires are also noteworthy for their brilliant blue fire, which is used not for hunting or fighting, but rather for making glass caves from the sand, in which the dragons can soak up the sun.

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.

Kabaka Fireglass, with her keen appreciation of color, spent years being jealous of bright blue skywings and brilliant red crimson flare pygmies, when she herself was merely boring brown and turquoise. Then, one day, her travels brought her to a place where the sand was a dozen different colors, and she realized that, though her own colors might be drab, she could create fused glass as beautiful as any dragon she'd ever come across. Kabaka is very protective of her glass cave, which has grown large enough to be a significant aerial landmark, and trespassers who try to chip off pieces usually come to an unpleasant end. One of the few dragons she tolerates near her masterpiece is the magi dragon Telbyrn, who brings sand for her to forge into glass, some of which he then takes to use in his stained glass sculptures and some of which he leaves behind for her.