Siyat Dragons are extremely smart and have an excellent memory. They are very quick and will often dive through the air making chirps and calls for attention if they feel ignored. Siyat dragons are herbivores and need to eat a lot to make up for all the energy they use with their excitable nature. Groups of Siyat Dragons have a hierarchical structure based on the color of their markings. It is thought that the social status of a dragon is determined by its incubation period—in addition to having different coloration, dragons allowed more time to develop are considered wiser and of higher status.

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.

Windburned is one of the note takers of the community, which is nameless but may soon be called Rho-Bola Ridge once the paperwork is finalized. He's done work for many groups, and he'll join any meeting or event that requires recording minutes as long as it's indoors, or if outdoors, is not on a windy day. He loathes wind. His favorite season is summer not because there's less work or because summer days are pleasantly warm or because his family usually plans trips in July, but because summer is the least windy of the seasons on the Ridge. He's written a 34-page essay on why he dislikes wind, and he hands out a copy of his essay whenever somebody asks what he has against wind.