Striped Dragons come in a dazzling array of colors complemented by an intricate pattern of stripes. These bright colors and patterns help attract their favorite food, insects. Because their prey is so tiny, striped dragons must spend a large portion of their day eating. The color of the offspring is usually determined by the dragon’s mate.

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.

Crouchin'Squib Hidden Hufflepuff (nicknamed Squee by her nest siblings) was a disappointment for her father and grandfather: first, she didn't have what they defined "a manly color" (black or green, just like them), and second, she wasn't even male. There's no way to change a Stripe's color once the egg is laid, so the two had to settle for a more reasonable goal: a nice dark (grand)son.

However, the whole world seemed to work against their wishes: Squee was raised in a cave where all blacks are a bit crazy (or fire-spitting, bone-chewing and bloodsucking psychos) and most green dragons are female, so the Dragon Charming of her dreams had more in common with the elegant Whites or the stunning Radiant Angels. Long story short, she chose a white Stripe and shattered her ancestors' last hopes when she become the proud mother of a cherry red girl. When the relatives came to see the new baby, even the local Desipises were quite amused by their looks of total despair.