Pyralspite dragons are small, swift dragons that can breathe an intensely hot flame. They get their name from their resemblance to and affinity for garnets of the pyralspite family—they hoard such gems, preferring garnets that match their variant, and can tell the type of garnet from how it tastes. The red-violet variant is referred to as Almandine. Almandine Pyralspites are more aggressive than others of the same breed, and are very witty and love to mock or insult their opponents. They inhabit mountainous areas.

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.

"Poetaster" is a nickname given to

this dragon by the other

pyralspites.

He doesn't know

what it means, so

he fancies it's

a compliment about his amazing wits

and good looks. The word starts

with "poet", and the alpine aster

is a beautiful flower, so of course "Poetaster"

should mean something great.

Due to this encouragement from his mates,

Poetaster has decided to

devote more time

to writing po-

etry and add a few totally unique rhymes.

Sometimes

when he really struggles with a poem, he'll write a few lines

of prose about whatever is on his mind

and divide

the text unevenly so it's shaped like artful verse.

Absolutely ingeni-erse.