Flamingo Wyverns are so named for their resemblance to the tropical birds with whom they often share territory. Their most striking feature is the bony black crest over their faces and snouts, smaller in females, aiding both in digging up food and protection from attack. Females are noticeably brighter than males due to their habit of not straying far from particularly algae-rich feeding grounds.

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.

Hectorite is unusually interested in rocks -- the bigger and more interestingly textured, the better. She stands on one foot atop a large pile of nice-looking rocks in her collection. Only six times (or maybe fifty-six. Counting is not really her thing) has the pile toppled and caused a slide that dammed the river and killed a few dragons. And they weren't very important dragons, anyway.