Aria dragons are a brightly-colored and sprightly breed, perhaps most adored for their lyric calls. Their song-like melodies fill the areas they inhabit; their coos resemble those of birds, only more elegant and refined. They have fairly strong magical capabilities, but tend to reserve these strengths for last-minute defense, choosing to live their lives in simple peace. Arias, sticking to the tropics, typically live quite far from human settlements, giving rise to the previously held belief that they had gone extinct.

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.

Venus is the second child of Greypatch and Rose Stride. Much like her father, Venus is a very calm and yet aloof individual...even as a hatchling she was never very energetic or played too rough with the others. She also shares her mother's kindness and aptitude for curiosity, but her most favorite past-time is flying...she hopes to be as good and as fast a flier as her older brother and half-brother, even though her powers may always be limited to lesser magic.