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.

Ridgewings are far from the rarest of dragon breeds, and yet the sighting of this female caused nothing less than an explosion in the scientific community. Found not on a mountain, but in the depths of a swamp, this demure little beast was plodding around on tops of the lily pads for all the world as if she was a waterwalker dragon! Indeed, that seems to be half the truth, if the parental waterwalker and ridgewing pair frequently found by her side mean anything. How such a strange mating could have come to pass--and what it means for this young ridgewing--will require much more investigation to come.

Of course, the dragons in question aren't overly fond of a bunch of squawking silly humans chasing after them all day, and accordingly now often disappear among the reeds whenever anyone draws too close!