Striped River Dragons dwell in clear, deep-moving water. These dragons are playful and active, but wild individuals are very shy and tend to flee at the first sign of humans. They are excellent swimmers and can hold their breath for up to an hour, and are also capable of magic-powered flight for short distances. Their hoards usually consist of shells, smooth river stones, and freshwater pearls; Striped River Dragons often trade objects from their hoard and give “gifts” to dragons or people they consider to be friends. These dragons are intolerant of poor water conditions, so their presence is often an indicator of a healthy river system.

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.

KQED has a secret: her name isn't really KQED. It's what she always introduces herself as, though; and all the others call her that. As far as they are concerned it is her name, but...

Another of KQED's odd behaviors is something where she emits a sort of mana she calls 'radio waves', which are somehow supposed to broadcast music invisibly for whoever wants to tune in. Perhaps if the other dragons knew how they were supposed to tune in, they would. Most don't believe these waves exist, since they don't seem to do anything. However, some nebulae claim to be able to see them, and are disconcerted by the sight of a glowing lung.

Suffice to say, there are a lot of dragons who are perfectly okay with the fact that KQED spends most of her time near the delta of her river with FM Zap, away from more reasonable dragons.