Yellow-Crowned Dragons are found in the hottest, driest regions of the desert. Although they thrive in these conditions, they do very poorly in cold or humid climates. These dragons are very fast fliers and skilled hunters, and usually feed on small, quick desert antelope. Yellow-Crowned Dragons are diurnal, and spend the night in underground burrows they dig or steal from other creatures. They are often seen out sunning themselves in the early morning sun, waiting for the heat of the day to set in.

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.

Hubbid is one of the Water Hands serving the noble family Fleck in the kingdom of Crule. They are a family of nobles, but most of them are not gallant or kind. She would never say such a thing out loud, for sure, lest she be punished. Several dragons in the Fleck family wish to take the throne, and usurpation attempts have never succeeded (of course—otherwise, Hubbid would be serving the ruling family Fleck), so along with harvesting cactus and succulent parts and tending to the Fleck section's well, Hubbid and the other hands' job also involves quickly bringing water and medical supplies to them if they survived. She doesn't care who sits on the throne as long as the subjects don't suffer from it and the community entertainment remains in place, and she doesn't understand why her employers and many other dragons want to rule so badly.