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.

Despite his breed's usual diurnal nature, Lavender can't seem to find any sleep at night. When the night starts, the sun sets, and the Nocturnes start to move, he gets all active and awake. As a consequence he's often tired and erratic during daytime, even if he's awake. Lavender claims this has something to do with a thing he calls "timezones". When asked what timezones are, he quickly compares them to a thing called "jetlag". That's usually the point when people give up as he clearly just uses made-up words to explain his very weird habits.