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.

Fishy doesn't like water, but her unique ID code (every dragon in Pilauli's cave has one) looked like "Fishy" to Pilauli, and that means she gets teased if she doesn't play in the water.  Fishy, however, dumps loads of ash in the water instead of playing in it.  The water-loving dragons hate ash in the water enough that they don't try as hard to get her to play in the water.  The other dragons do, however, splash the nests Cink 'Em (nicknamed Kink) makes for Fishy.  The nests aren't good at holding together, so they usually fall apart, only to be remade by Kink.