Magma Dragons are capable of withstanding the intense temperatures of their element. They live in volcanic regions, their bodies coated in the red hot magma which clings to their scales. They must leave the lava fields in order to hunt, although they require surprisingly little food to sustain their lumbering mass.

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.

Gaizurspatte lives in a bubbling caldera, underground where he can soak in the warmth of the magma flows. Each morning when he awakens, he hates the feeling of his "morning mouth." He gets a mouthful of water from the underground spring in his lair, sloshes it around in his mouth, and spits it out the entrance to his lair.

Onlookers generally do not know a dragon lives below the opening, and assume that it is just a daily geyser. So set is the dragon's routine, that travelers come just to see the dependable geyser spray, and laugh if caught in it. They might not laugh if they knew the true source of the spray...