The Freckled Dragon is a small, cunning breed known for their obsessive hoarding habits. Males and females are visually identical, but one can tell the difference between genders depending on what they collect—males only collect green-colored items, while females only collect red-colored items. Though their wings are too small to sustain flight, these dragons can glide for a short distance. Instead of flying, Freckled Dragons travel by running at swift speeds for long distances. They are typically docile, but can become violent if their treasure is threatened.

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.

Fwu is good with children (whether dragon or human), whom he keeps his hoard far, far away from so they never see his nastier side. His nickname, Fwu, was derived from a mispronunciation of his breed name in one of the popular human languages. The child gave up before completing the first syllable, and Fwu, amused, accepted it rather than tell the little one his birth name, which involves mouth shapes that no ape could form. Fwu hopes that by sharing news of his clan with the local humans and vice versa, he can help both species get along better and understand their similarities and differences.