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.

Few have met the ridgewing known as Vice Principal MeW—he is very shy, chronically afraid that others will mistake him for being rude and try to attack him. However, with some persistence he can be lured out of his hiding places for a game of tag, which he enjoys immensely. He does have a few friends whom he will visit not infrequently, namely Ho-0HH and NATU1, both of whom report that MeW has social problems—he has difficulties forming sentences and is almost wholly incapable of reading others' emotions.

MeW is very distinctive-looking: the pink stripes on the edge of his wings are much broader than most, covering close to half of his wing.