Ridgewing Dragons live just below the snow level on the upper slopes of mountains. They are a friendly, playful breed and enjoy dancing in wind currents near their homes or plummeting down into valleys from great heights. Their wings, by far their most striking feature, grow in fin-like ridges along their backs. While their bodies lack markings to blend better with their surroundings, a ridgewing’s wings have bright markings in the colors of the flowers that grow in their mountain habitat. Occasionally different-colored individuals can be found, but they are rare because their striking coloring offers little protection.

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.

Radical Openness is one of ten dragons who runs a talk show on the beach not far from the School. He has the most going on in his head: if he's seen staring blankly at the sky, it usually means he's pondering a question, and oftentimes, he is able to formulate more ideas and questions around that question and speak to guests on the show. Despite his love of studying books and media and musing about concepts and unusual solutions, he struggles whenever he is tasked with finding more people for the show. There's always an audience, but Radical Openness doesn't know how to attract new people to go on stage with the hosts. Luckily, one of his newer colleagues, the ciriax lindwyrm So-and-So, excels at roping in new guests, so he doesn't need to do it.