Magi Dragons are, as their name suggests, primarily magic users. They rarely use physical forms of attack. They eat anything they can kill, which is almost everything. They won’t kill unprovoked except when hunting, although they may kill humans if in danger. Their strong magic makes them one of the most feared breeds of dragons.

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.

Severus is a bitter dragon. As a hatchling he had to watch the way his rather arrogant father treated his devoted mother and this has left him with contempt for both of them—with his father for being so self-obsessed and his mother for being so weak and letting his father treat her that way. Although he has inherited both of their good traits—like his father's courage and his mother's work-ethics, his bitterness has left him lonely among his fellow students.

While Severus' intellect has gained him the respect of at least a few magis at the academy, he has no real friends and the hatchlings and younger students all fear his impatience and foul moods.

Even his mating to Sethra leaves him unfulfilled—it's more a thing of convenience than love.