Coastal Waverunners spend most of their time skimming the waves along the coast, snatching up their prey from the shallow waters. They have developed markings along the leading edges of their body that help disguise them as breaking waves. When they are not hunting, they enjoy playing among sand-dunes and shallow tide-pools. These dragons live in small but noisy rookeries. Some stories say Waverunners can fly for days on end without landing.

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.

Whodo is a friendly and social Coastal Waverunner who lives a few miles down the coast from her parents, in a small, ungoverned local rookery on the sea cliffs. While typically kind and benevolent, she is easily annoyed and doesn't get along well with odd dragons or even most dragons of other species; yet while she may be a bit snappy, she knows not to be too rude.

She mostly enjoys flying over the seas and hunting with friends, working together with a small group to herd and collect fish. She particularly doesn't like Baikalas or other aquatic dragons, as there have been times when her catch was stolen suddenly from below. When not hunting, she still likes to play in the waves for fun.