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, larger in males, aiding both in digging up food and protection when fighting for mates. Males are duller in color than females due to their habit of wandering from nest to nest and picking from less 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.

Growing up, FM Zap was taught the old adage of 'you are what you eat'. His parents liked eating numerologists, mathematicians, a certain variety of tomatoes, and beef, which is why they were known as a series of random numbers followed by 'Beefsteak'. FM Zap wants to be electrical so he tries to eat lightning bolts and thunder and electric dragons. However, these challenging-to-catch prey often evade him, so he eats some invisible substance he calls "FM radiation waves". It is widely suspected that he secretly eats normal food as well, though none have actually seen it.

Whether Zap's plan actually works is a topic of debate; some dragons believe that the shower of electro-magical sparks he can create with immense concentration is related to his diet while others believe it is just a product of Zap spending a lot of effort focusing on magic not of his element. A few dragons that are far more creative than Zap try to explain the it as an optical illusion caused by a distinct earth spell.