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.

Especiana belongs to a long line of bright pink dragons, and is proud of her rare lineage. When she was a hatchling, her grandmother took her to the valley of the hummingbirds where she herself grew up and received her name. Her grandmother, Azucana, was named after the Spanish word for sugar, azucar, because the Spanish hummingbirds believed that the brighter the egg, the sweeter and more understanding the dragon. The hummingbirds, upon seeing Especiana, were sure that they were going to have a wonderful time with the vibrantly-colored dragon. But Especiana shocked them with her morals, which they considered 'loose', and her attitude, which was very abrasive and harsh. The hummingbirds refused at first to give her a name, but after they spent more time together they became good friends with the little pink. She was soon given the name 'Especiana', after the Spanish word for spice, especia.