Ember Dragons have a great affinity for hot environments. While they themselves are not hot to the touch, their tendency to lurk amongst smoldering ashes has caused many to believe they are fire-starters. Their dully glowing markings serve many purposes: acting as a means of identification between individuals, as an important part of mating displays, and as a way of showing aggression. The long, low build of the breed makes them ungainly in flight, and the thick fleshy membranes of their wings hinder them further. As such, it is rare to see an Ember Dragon take to the air. Ember Dragons are also not particularly sociable; females tend to be defensive, whereas males are more aggressive. Once they have settled with a particular group of dragons, Ember Dragons are incredibly loyal and will defend their pack by any means possible.

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.

Gio's Fantasia grew up in a strange environment; she lived in a volcano coated in ice. It was toasty on the inside, no doubt about that, but when Fantasia managed to claw her way through the ice as a hatchling she nearly froze to death. She was found by Gio's Penny Lane and was taken to Swingin' Breeze who quickly nursed the hatchling on the verge of death back to health. Her clutchmates, Gio's Time Warp and Candid Camera were quite concerned about Fantasia and were wary when any of the Dragons in the flock came to visit. Fantasia is now quite healthy and is searching for a mate. And surprisingly she lives in the icy volcano and she insists on saying: "There's no place that I could possibly move to! Why, its the perfect temperature!"