Ember Dragons have a great affinity for hot environments. While they themselves are not hot to the touch, their tendency to lurk amongst smoldering ashes has caused many to believe they are fire-starters. Their dully glowing markings serve many purposes: acting as a means of identification between individuals, as an important part of mating displays, and as a way of showing aggression. The long, low build of the breed makes them ungainly in flight, and the thick fleshy membranes of their wings hinder them further. As such, it is rare to see an Ember Dragon take to the air. Ember Dragons are also not particularly sociable; females tend to be defensive, whereas males are more aggressive. Once they have settled with a particular group of dragons, Ember Dragons are incredibly loyal and will defend their pack by any means possible.

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.

Crashcoal is Morbidus's mate, and can usually be seen within eyesight of him. However, when she does go off on her own, she enjoys picking up hot coals from abandoned fires and stones that she finds pretty. She brings these back to the cave she shares with her mistress's other dragons, and lets the heat-loving dragons play with the embers and the mountainous and rocky dragons play with the stones. Sometimes she'll even pick flowers for the rest of the dragons. Her favorite item is a fist-sized uncut sapphire that she spotted one day while gliding above the mountain tops. She suspects that another dragon made it with magic or dug it up and dropped it while flying. Whatever the case may be, Crashcoal loves her sapphire, and guards it fiercely. The other dragons learn from a young age not to steal from others, and this is especially relevant when talking about Crashcoal and her Sapphire.