Mint colored dragons are the most peaceful of all dragons; they only eat plants unless they scavenge meat from an already dead animal. They also have no ways to attack others or defend themselves. They are much smaller than other forms of dragons since they only double in size when they mature. Mint dragons are unable to use magic and cannot fly since they lack wings. Their looks have given rise to the common insult of calling dragons “large lizards.”

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.

The author of the biography of John Adams (a spitfire in the cave), David often feels out of place and alone. Not many people want to be his friend because the biography he wrote was just so incredibly boring. David isn't interesting ever. All he seems to talk about is the fascinating things that John Adams is doing, which really aren't that interesting. The other dragons tend to ignore him, except for the select few who actually enjoyed the biography and clamor for a sequel. Luckily for them, and unluckily for all the other dragons, David is doing a sequel to his book. He is calling it John Adams Part Two, the Burial. It is not certain that David will survive the publishing of the sequel, since a few dragons are getting quite annoyed.