Aria dragons are a brightly-colored and sprightly breed, perhaps most adored for their lyric calls. Their song-like melodies fill the areas they inhabit; their coos resemble those of birds, only more elegant and refined. They have fairly strong magical capabilities, but tend to reserve these strengths for last-minute defense, choosing to live their lives in simple peace. Arias, sticking to the tropics, typically live quite far from human settlements, giving rise to the previously held belief that they had gone extinct.

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.

Athaila is interested in one thing only, herself. She spends hours everyday making sure she looks as good as possible. When she isn't doing that, she is often pestering the other males, oftentimes just getting in the way of important tasks.  Edena has been persuade Osseric that she shouldn't be allowed to stay as she doesn't do anything for the Moonsong Clan.  Osseric refuses to allow her to be exiled, feeling sorry for her as she refuses to believe that her behavior actually makes her unattractive to the males.