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.

Fitting for her name, this dragon simply cannot resist jumping and hopping around wildly, twenty-four hours a day. Even in her sleep, she seems to twitch and jitter as if her legs are trying to make her jump. Many Magis, Whites, and even the knowledgeable dragon, Frostbite, can't seem to understand why she hops so much. Desperate to find out, the Whites have even brought in the most callous, brutal, dreaded, but intelligent dragon in their cave: Vexen. Even he was unable to understand her jittery nature, and had to be taken away before his thirst for knowledge resulted in Fire's unreasonable death. She describes it as a feeling that there are millions of tiny voles crawling around at her feet, and she has to constantly jump and hop or else it simply feels too foreign for her to handle.