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.

As his name suggests, Dawn Rhapsody absolutely loves to ride the wild currents at dawn caused when the warm sunlight hits the cold mountain air, flipping and turning and doing loop-the-loops. Another favorite game of his consists of hitting others with snowballs he has made, particularly if he drops them on an unsuspecting dragon's head. This is a good way to initiate a full on snowball fight, leaving both almost completely covered in snow and giggling like lunatics, though not all share his enthusiasm.