Blue-Banded Dragons are found primarily in mountainous regions with lots of precipitation. Although terrestrial, they are most often sighted near running water and feed mostly on fish. Females are very social and form tight-knit family groups, while males are strictly solitary and will fight any other dragons that enter their territory outside of breeding season. For this reason, females tend to drive males away when they are not ready to mate, or when they are caring for hatchlings. The amount of striping varies greatly from individual to individual, with some dragons having only faint dark streaks on their sides and others appearing to be almost entirely dark blue with paler markings.

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.

Tadpole, like her sister, Puddle, is rather shy and submissive. However, she does not share her same admiration for their parents and much prefers being on her own. Like other female Blue-Bands, she's rather wary of males and will usually chase them off if they come too close. She's ever so slightly more tolerant to female advancement, but not by much. Tadpole doesn't much care for company, instead she spends most of her time fishing in cold areas. She loves brisk weather, practically celebrating whenever a good snowstorm hits. She likes snow a lot because of how it absorbs sound in the air and makes the world quiet and serene. Tadpole really enjoys that silence and will take it in when she can. Like her uncle, Kailani, Tadpole will typically spend days or even weeks away from her family, just traveling about the northern regions on her own. She's surprisingly handy as a survivalist, knowing the best tactics for establishing shelter, obtaining food, and fighting off predators.