Guardian Dragons have large shields on the end of their tails. Although the shields appear to be heavy, they are light, yet nearly unbreakable. Guardian Dragons use their tail-shields, as well as their wings, to deflect attacks and protect others. Often, they will guard the eggs and hatchlings of a nest while others are away. They are generally peaceful, and will not retaliate unless necessary. They have no need to forage or hunt, as they are fed by those they protect.

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.

Ayanna was loyal, and silent. She loved protecting others, especially children, and cared for those who had been orphaned or abandoned. But she was also restless; unable to be content with those she had already rescued, fretting constantly about how many others might suffer while she remained home. And so she would hand her charges over to her gentle father, and leave to save more.<br/>But not all her travels had happy endings.<br/>She returned from her third such voyage  with no new children, because there had been none left alive to bring back. She had found a den, washed with blood, broken eggs and hatchlings scattered across the ground.<br/>She subsided into depression, and nothing her family or friends could do helped; and that night, she departed the cave, and was never seen again. But some claim that, if you watch closely in the darkest hours, that you can see a lone dragon, walking through the places where innocent children have died, because of the cruelty and neglect of others...