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.

Orestes loves to play games, a little on the dim side, and is close friends with Ramore and Levinni's play group, eagerly participating in whatever they want to do. However he can be very fierce when it comes to the flowers that spring up from the field his den is hidden in high on the mountains, violently attacking anyone that hurts or steals them. This fault is down played by the fact he will give them to anyone that asks however, even humans, and he often brings carefully selected bushels to Aki or Zahava for their den. He also has the pride of being one of Coran's few "male models" for his sculptures, since his den isn't far away and he enjoys his company.