Pyralspite dragons are small, swift dragons that can breathe an intensely hot flame. They get their name from their resemblance to and affinity for garnets of the pyralspite family—they hoard such gems, preferring garnets that match their variant, and can tell the type of garnet from how it tastes. The red-violet variant is referred to as Almandine. Almandine Pyralspites are more aggressive than others of the same breed, and are very witty and love to mock or insult their opponents. They inhabit mountainous areas.

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.

Gashapon's most interesting feature is her amazing hair. At a glance, this monstrosity should not be able to stand, but a closer look shows that there are a number of pins and some sort of paste holding all the gravity-defying parts in place. The story goes that she visited a human town as some sort of diplomatic aide and walked to a house owned by a family of hairstylists. One of them took interest in her bright, long wig and offered fix it up in any way she liked for free. There were a number of styles on the "special hairstyles" menu such as "Galsreim Rings", "Two Bolts in the Bush", and "Drowned Tetra Chignon"; Gashapon chose one of the items, pretending to know exactly what it meant so the humans would think she's cultured and pays attention to their trends. To this day, she has kept her hair in the same shape with clips and goop and probably magic. While no one's gone deep enough in the cave to reach Gashapon's room, people presume that it's full of hair care materials.