It was previously believed that purple dragons were exclusively female, but this is not the case. Recent environmental shifts have revealed the existence of both genders of this breed. Female behavior is well known; they are primarily herbivores but will eat meat during mating season. On the other hand, very little is known about the behavior and habits of male purple dragons.

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.

RealDay is a very strange Purple Dragon. She is living her life backwards. While most dragons start their lives at hatching, her first memories come from the chronological end of her life. Her memories come from the end of her life and slowly she grows younger—from her point of view. Everyone else in her cave sees her knowing less and less as times go on; and she says all sorts of cryptic things about what they will do in their future. RealDay tries not to tell anyone about the things she has seen them say and do in her memories (of the future), but sometimes things just accidentally slip out.