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.

Kaze was once the apprentice of Mayonaka the Nightwing. She paid much attention to Mayonaka's teaching of curses. When she grew up, though, a terrible tragedy occurred. Mayonaka had grown bitter and cursed an object that Kaze had gone to find, not knowing Kaze would be the one to go. Kaze was afflicted with the madness curse placed upon it. She even led an attack against her former clan, unable to control her actions, trapped in the helpless world of thoughts, watching the curse force her every action.