Ridgewing Dragons live just below the snow level on the upper slopes of mountains. They are a friendly, playful breed and enjoy dancing in wind currents near their homes or plummeting down into valleys from great heights. Their wings, by far their most striking feature, grow in fin-like ridges along their backs. While their bodies lack markings to blend better with their surroundings, a ridgewing’s wings have bright markings in the colors of the flowers that grow in their mountain habitat. Occasionally different-colored individuals can be found, but they are rare because their striking coloring offers little protection.

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.

Whisperer's name is derived from her innate and unexplained connection to water, and she can almost always tell when a source is nearby. She dens in a cavern underneath the Falls, where many thin airborne waterfalls spill from overhanging cliffs; she loves the obstacle courses provided by these falls, and can speedily fly between them with ease. She is always the one to greet visitors who have come to see the Healer Wintermind, who lives in a cave at the back of the Falls. Others have come to know her as friendly, but oddly quiet and mysterious. She tends to "slink" around everywhere, walking silently and easily navigating rough terrain with dance-like steps and bounds.