Heartstealing Dragons are an unusual breed, named for their mating rituals. These dragons use their long, slender bodies to sneak into both human and dragon holds to steal things over the year. Then, when the right season hits, they give away their entire hoard as gifts, leaving things in the homes of other dragons to attract them. When these gifts are found, however, the recipients can’t always tell who gave the gifts. This receiver often assumes the source of the gift was the original owner, causing them to form friendly bonds with other dragons in the area, spreading peace—and sometimes even sparking love. The only way to know if a gift is from a Heartstealing Dragon is to find one of their wafer-thin scales at the scene.

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.

When Scenography works with her Arsani friend, Degeneracy, she's tasked with helping to gather sweets and meats, but really, she spends most of the time appraising and stealing, and what she steals aren't the aforementioned sweets and meats. Degeneracy gives away tins of nice little things, called "Valentins", and Scenography has taken upon herself the job of sneaking into recipients' living quarters roughly once a month to check if they've used everything. If they have, she nicks the containers, only returning them if she notices that the previous owners miss them. While the Arsani doesn't really approve of the thefts, she's obviously happy that she can reuse tins instead of cut and solder a bunch of new ones every year. Sometimes, Scenography brings in large chunks of metal to the workroom, but she's mute about where they're from. What she isn't mute on is her attempts to convince Degeneracy that "Valentins" is a terrible pun and she should stop using it.