Feisty and energetic, Whiptail Dragons pride themselves on their speed and agility. It is not unusual to see several whiptails racing each other. Though fragile, they can easily evade attacks with their superior speed, and often use their long tails as a weapon, giving rise to their name.

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.

Natasha is very accepting and gets along with nearly every dragon that she has ever met, even the Altair 'gang'. She tries to get along with everyone, but a select few resent her for her ability to fit in anywhere. She can often be seen out flying some of the best fliers outside her species, and even those of the same species are hard-pressed to compete with her. Natasha is especially good at changing direction and has yet to be beaten in a race that has frequent direction changes. Though she is very intelligent, Natasha chose to leave her nest before completing her education just to prove that she could. She had never been on good terms with her parents, so when she failed to hunt for herself she refused to return to them and was taken in by Aleksandr. He trained her to hunt and she has been staying with him ever since.