Thunder Dragons are the masters of electricity. Their wings gather energy as they soar through the clouds, and when they clap their wings together they can create devastating arcs of lightning. They can stay airborne nearly indefinitely, landing only to sleep and breed; they catch their prey from the air and take moisture from the clouds. A thunder dragon’s roar is considered to be an omen of misfortune.

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.

After many years of trying for a second child, Dazras' parents welcomed his egg with great joy. They successfully resisted the urge to spoil him, having raised enough adopted hatchlings to know what they were doing, but his grandparents were another matter. All four doted on Dazras to the point where a lesser dragon would have become insufferable, but Dazras just found the attention suffocating. Naturally solitary, he took to calling down thunderstorms so he could flee the unwanted attention.