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.

Famulus and his mate, Diaglyph, have founded a secondary clan high up in the mountains. His clan has an annual tradition of dancing in the winds to celebrate the Spring Equinox.

Famulus is shy when it comes to dancing in a group and usually travels to far away villages in the Spring, just to avoid the annual dance. Traveling so far, and for so many years, has given him many interesting stories to tell. So the hatchlings, and even some adults, in the clan love to listen to him. Some of the hatchlings have grown up with his stories, and go adventuring because of that.