Flamingo Wyverns are so named for their resemblance to the tropical birds with whom they often share territory. Their most striking feature is the bony black crest over their faces and snouts, smaller in females, aiding both in digging up food and protection from attack. Females are noticeably brighter than males due to their habit of not straying far from particularly algae-rich feeding grounds.

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.

Apple is probably the sweetest dragon within the massive Blackwing brood. All her other siblings are either manipulative and deviant or shy and reclusive, there's not much wiggle room. But Apple doesn't like either of those options. She wants to be a friend to all her siblings and everyone else, for that matter. She's the only Blackwing to acknowledge and even visit her step-siblings, who accept her alright, though they are wildly against their mother. She tries to offer companionship to her more tepid brothers and sisters, again, to mixed results. Most of them just see her as a fake, someone whose just pretending to be nice only to be taking advantage of others. Apple finds this more sad than anything, a sign that her siblings are just so used to such cruelty. Those that do realize she's genuine are too reclusive to bother with her and shut her out. Despite all of this, Apple is determined to heal her family and bring about at least some comradery among them, as hard as it is.