Feisty and energetic, Whiptail Dragons pride themselves on their speed and agility. It is not unusual to see several whiptails racing each other. Though fragile, they can easily evade attacks with their superior speed, and often use their long tails as a weapon, giving rise to their name.

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.

Zippity Zoop runs at such a frighteningly fast speed that sometimes she's just a blur in the underbrush. She takes a big pride in her speed, and because she is a prankster, loves to snatch small prey from other dragons right before they take a bite. One day, as Zippity Zoop was zipping and zigzagging through the forest foliage, she spotted a delicious looking bird, and was off in hot pursuit in no time. She was almost there, but to no avail! Another whiptail had taken the kill, and now the two whiptails faced one another in mild surprise, and in Zippity Zoop's case, mild agitation. The other whiptail laid the delicious looking fowl down and offered it to Zippity Zoop. Pleased, Zippity Zoop offered to share it and now the two whiptails like to stay by one another, racing and competing for the most delicious birds in the forest.