Electric Dragons wield electricity with great prowess. Bright sparks race across these dragons’ bodies in a dazzling dance of light, complemented by the blindingly radiant sparks on their tails. Using their bellies and manes as stores for this electrical energy, Electric Dragons wield crackling magic, stunning and electrocuting their prey with a whip of their tail. During mating season it is typically those with the most brilliant sparks—an indicator of strength and hunting ability—that are drawn to each other.

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.

Volt Goat lives with several other electric dragons in a desert. They're not really friends; they just happen to know who everyone is but will not come to each other's defense if one gets attacked. They are normally unresponsive to and neutral about things happening around them. Lightning has an odd effect on Volt Goat, though: he attracts electricity during storms, but once struck, he becomes extremely aggressive to non-electric-dragons. The charged dragon rams and shocks anyone who comes close, but once the extra power runs out, he becomes passive again. These rare storms and Volt Goat's subsequent vicious behavior is how he hunts meat-based food. Other times, he eats cactus and scavenges carcasses.