Copper Dragons are masters of stealth, slipping silently and swiftly through the forests and jungles where they live. Often hunting in groups, their prey rarely know they are being stalked until the dragon’s at their throat. In the air they are agile and skilled. Copper Dragons prize family groups, spending large amounts of time teaching their young skills. So great is their love of life and family that they will sometimes adopt orphaned dragons of other breeds to raise.

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.

Escallop is one of the assistants at Tara's Scrapyard, where her tasks include anything that doesn't require hands. When she was new to the job, out of a desire to be more useful, she once demonstrated that her wings "are pretty much hands" and that she's capable of doing hand stuff, just a little less efficiently and in ways that make her prone to injury. The boss told her in no uncertain terms that she should not do that, and if she does get hurt again, Tara's Scrapyard will not cover her medical expenses. Luckily, Escallop has no shortage of work here, and over time, her gentle voice and quick thinking around dangerous substances and objects have led to her getting more and more to do. She's really good at approaching clients and other visitors silently and cheerfully asking them what they're looking for.