Ridgewing Dragons live just below the snow level on the upper slopes of mountains. They are a friendly, playful breed and enjoy dancing in wind currents near their homes or plummeting down into valleys from great heights. Their wings, by far their most striking feature, grow in fin-like ridges along their backs. While their bodies lack markings to blend better with their surroundings, a ridgewing’s wings have bright markings in the colors of the flowers that grow in their mountain habitat. Occasionally different-colored individuals can be found, but they are rare because their striking coloring offers little protection.

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.

Allister III was once the companion to a great king-- a king of entrepreneurs. Using his flashy wings to draw customers in, Allister III and his master were rarely shy of money, and raked in quite a fortune. A series of Ridgewing-themed merchandise was released under his name, along with a colorful stage show sometimes graced by the dragon himself. After 42 consecutive years of glam, glitz and gold, good old Al III took to the skies for good after the death of his master, never to see the stage of industrialism again.