Bright-Breasted Wyverns are a breed of dragon easily recognized by their bright red markings. They are a small breed, only the size of a full-grown man. However, they have developed poisonous barbs on their feet to make up for their size. Their coloration is used to warn off potential predators of the danger, and is also used to attract mates. They are very social, and can often be seen preening in large groups.

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.

Nectar Leafstorm is what some call a "Sweeper." He has only one job in the Storm Pack that he is forced to attend to: he must clean up all the messes and carcasses that lie strewn about in the Pack's home cave. The other Sweeper, a dragon named Tang Seastorm, takes on her job with a big smile, while Nectar feels neglected every time he throws a deer bone out of the cave and into the bubbling hot spring the dragons call Steam Pit. Nectar's job denies him what he yearns for the most: the undeniable feeling of a heated battle. While the others fight, he scrubs the blood off the cave floor before the hatchlings can lick it, and while the others attack wolves threatening the youngsters, he is to make sure the fur and scales that fall are tossed out of the cave.