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.

Pollim was rescued three days into his death cycle as an egg when his parents came forth frantically with their sickly egg and begged Maple-Flank to take it. It was a sorrowful goodbye, but he was able to hatch it just in time, and he grew into one of the healthiest dragons he had ever seen. He remains very shy though, and doesn't like to reach out to others unless they need help with heavy lifting or anything that invokes flight. He's a hard worker and would do anything if he trusted whomever approached him with a task.