Magi Dragons are, as their name suggests, primarily magic users. They rarely use physical forms of attack. They eat anything they can kill, which is almost everything. They won’t kill unprovoked except when hunting, although they may kill humans if in danger. Their strong magic makes them one of the most feared breeds of dragons.

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.

Vlad has a rather cynical outlook on life. Although himself a magi he resents the arrogance that magi dragons often display around lesser talented dragons. He sees the willingness to fight in the blacks or even in his own father Morrolan and thinks it foolish and he can't for the life of him figure out why some of the mints and whites are so incredibly nice. He takes nothing at face value and has to make a joke about everything—especially the things that frighten him.

Even though he can be quite lethal himself in a direct confrontation he is no match for most other magis and some of the students at the academy (like Papa Midnight) scare him. He is quite fond of his "Noish-Pa" Clothahump and a dorsal dragoness named Kiera and they are about the only ones with whom he doesn't feel the need for constant wise-cracking.

Also teleports make him fuzzy.