Wintertide Dragons are a shy species that tend to be docile in nature. The leaf-like growths on their heads are rumored to have medicinal properties, though few have ever gotten close enough to test that theory. They maintain small groups in the mountains where they live, and rarely leave their homes in the peaks, aside from a short winter migration. The rhythmic chime of their feathers and their melodic wails are often considered to be the ballad of winter.

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.

Ah, winter. The favourite time of year for Wintertide. He awaits it anxiously and enjoys every second of the cold, snowy weather to its fullest, falling into a deep funk every time the season ends. His favourite thing to do with the snow and the cold is to build snow mazes. Each year, Wintertide tries to improve on the maze he built the year before, adding extra twists, more dead ends, higher walls. The snow that builds the walls is so densely packed, there are often spring flowers peeking up beside the remains of the melting walls before all traces of the maze disappear, and Wintertide begins planning for the next one.