Glystere Wyrms spend most of the year deep in arctic seas. As winter approaches, these dragons will emerge from beneath the ice to congregate midair in search of a mate, where the glitter of mana crystals down their bodies can be seen as they fly across the night sky. Glystere Wyrms are known to take a respite from flying by looping around trees, over homes, or across high-hanging cliff edges while entwined with others of their kind. The colorful light of their mana crystals and the icicles formed down their undersides often leads them to be mistaken for festive decor when at rest. Traveling with friends and families to find the most brilliant display of these wyrms has become a steadfast tradition during the holiday season.

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.

While other glysteres choose the northern seas,

F0aI enjoys a different frigid breeze:

The tropics, and the temperate waters flow

Between him and where most of his kind grow.

When Christmas comes, his ocean has no ice

And he must ponder if it's more a vice

To disregard the season of his kin

Or take to air before the ice comes in.

Perhaps he will go father south, to where

The ice remains all year, and settle there.

Or maybe he could seek a magic spell

To teleport him north, where he should dwell

But then the southern hemisphere would be

(At least so far as he knows) glystere-free!