Named after their cloudy, ashen scales, Ash Dragons are large, gentle beasts, although their faces can give unaccustomed folk a fright. Their tough scales and sheer size make them infrequent attack targets, traits that explain why pygmy dragons and other small dragon breeds can often be seen riding on their backs, hiding amongst their large spiked scales. Though they tend to be mostly quiet, Ash dragons have a low, deep roar that is typically only used to threaten or call to others of their kind.

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.

Oewuk is a quiet and reclusive inhabitant of a volcanic ashfield far to the Clan's north-east. She is remarkably friendly and welcoming despite her remote home, happy to welcome strangers whenever she may see them; however her need for lonesomeness soon becomes clear, as she doesn't like being around company for too long. Much of her lifestyle is a mystery, as she doesn't see others very often and hardly ever gets involved in anything beyond her quiet home.