Rift Wyrms are dragons adapted to both the frigid depths of the sea and the void that exists in the space between spaces. They have the ability to rip holes in the fabric of space that lead into and out of the void, and can manipulate the size and location of these rifts with additional effort. Their bodies give off an unsettling chill, while their mouths tend to glow from the mana they’ve consumed. Between their appearance and their method of travel, Rift Wyrms have a reputation as eldritch creatures that do not belong in this world. They tend to have a mischievous streak facilitated by their abilities. This ranges by individual from harmless japery to active malevolence, and many people and dragons are wary of them. Despite their reputation as tricksters, these wyrms are curious and may choose to help others on a whim just as often as they decide to harm.

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.

Guitar Rift has always played her namesake instrument, and once accidentally made a wyrmhole through time which led to her naming herself as well as a super-embarrassing interchange with her parents. Avoiding discussion of this incident is her biggest problem, but there was a time she had another, bigger problem. As a wyrm, she had a lot of troubles carrying her guitar around without smashing it into things, and her poor understanding of three-dimensional space means if she left the guitar somewhere she would lose it. One say, she rifted into the upper stratosphere near a rising waterfall and found a stratos dragon using air magic to replicate the sound of a violin. Guitar Rift asked, and Stratosavarius was very helpful explaining the technique and even gave her an air mana crystal the rift could fix into her head so she could use the technique. Now, even without an instrument she can still happily play air guitar.