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.

Whippettia is a very friendly, but shy dragon. She enjoys jumping around in sand dunes, even burying herself in them, and flying along the coast with her close friends; she doesn't have many friends because she shies away in the presence of another dragon, but those that she has gotten used to have become lifelong companions. Being shy, she has a very small voice, which is unusual among her noisy species, and she'd much rather fish than hold a conversation. Even though she is shy and awkward around others, she is a kind and friendly soul that her friends enjoy being around.