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.

Ashcent is a very agreeable dragon. While agreeableness is a common trait among ashes, Ashcent takes it to another level. She says 'yes' to all but the most obviously-suicidal plans, and often ends up getting strung along by misfits who ask her to do things just to see if she will. Some of the other dragons keep expecting her to learn that it is a bad idea to trust misfits, but she hasn't gotten there yet. She keeps thinking back to her time in Nworset where there was a super-nice misfit—of course, Ashcent only ever met Magpiescale while she was at work and on good behaviour.