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.

Lovelace Sweettooth is in a bit of a predicament. Other dragons think she is a sticky-sweet little goody two-shoes when deep inside she feels like a big, bad dragon. Her looks and her name don't help, either.

In an attempt to change her image, Lovelace has hooked up with Creature of the Blue Lagoon, one of the most fearsome dragons of the neighbouring jungle biome. Much to her surprise and disgust, she found that in spite of his ferocious looks and bad reputation, Creature is just a big softie who likes nothing better than holding tails in a comfy swamp and who insists on bringing her flowers, candied fruit and home-made chocolates. Lovelace adds all these unwanted gifts to her hoard and keeps dreaming of a life on the wild side.

She wonders if changing her name to "Aznez, the Dragon Formerly Known as Lovelace Sweettooth" would do any good.