Golden Wyverns are known for their beautiful metallic scales and rumored magical abilities. Living high in the mountains, these dragons do not believe in killing for sport or pleasure. They will hunt only when hungry and defend themselves when provoked, but will avoid killing to the best of their abilities. Golden Wyverns often mingle with other dragons of similar color and take pride in their shimmering hide.

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.

Lyaxan, though he prefers to pretend otherwise, was quite the rebel when he was younger. When old enough to be fully grown, but still young enough to think himself immortal, he left the safety of his mountain and traveled to the ocean. The stories the ocean-dwelling dragons told him inspired him to seek out underwater marvels for himself, which was how he discovered that golden wyverns are not meant to be deep-sea divers. The shimmer-scale that rescued him took him back to shore, and from there, he returned home. Lyaxan pretends his traveling days are over, but still slips away from time to time to visit his shimmer-scale rescuer.