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.

Delinsi was not blessed with especial luck, lineage, or leadership, but she did have one thing going for her: pure, unrestrained cunning. While this enabled her to live a fairly easy life, she always wanted more out of the world than shellfish and sunny days, and so she set out to procure her fortune. It was during her travels that she ran into Irofed, another dragon of her breed who had used his gift of wingless flight to impress the locals into believing he was a god! While he was at first terrified that she'd rat him out, she assured him she'd keep her trap shut--provided, of course, he let her be a god alongside him. At first envious and annoyed with the feisty female who'd blackmailed him, Irofed slowly began to admire her playfulness just as she began to admire his simple earnestness, and the two have since become a lovingly mated pair of "gods"--with many more tiny deities on the way!