Pyralspite dragons are small, swift dragons that can breathe an intensely hot flame. They get their name from their resemblance to and affinity for garnets of the pyralspite family—they hoard such gems, preferring garnets that match their variant, and can tell the type of garnet from how it tastes. The red-violet variant is referred to as Almandine. Almandine Pyralspites are more aggressive than others of the same breed, and are very witty and love to mock or insult their opponents. They inhabit mountainous areas.

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.

Yanob is pink.

But--and this is a great secret--he was not always so!

Born an orange-hued member of his breed, his cuddly (in his words, "disgustingly cuddly") family never approved of his rude and often hostile behavior, his mother telling him more than once that he ought to have been born pink instead. In a fit of rebellion he finally took her up on that offer, dousing himself in manly pink dye, scribbling on some new markings, and taking off for the mountains.

None have yet discovered his secret, except for the nosy scribe who wrote these notes. As soon as he finds out their identity, they're going to learn to fear pink as they never have before!