Magi Dragons are, as their name suggests, primarily magic users. They rarely use physical forms of attack. They eat anything they can kill, which is almost everything. They won’t kill unprovoked except when hunting, although they may kill humans if in danger. Their strong magic makes them one of the most feared breeds of dragons.

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.

Gryda had a hard life even before she joined Ategan Fireheart's ill-fated expedition.  Orphaned at a young age, she quickly had to learn to take care of herself, and so was one of the best equipped to survive when Ategan's promised haven proved to be a desolate patch of land in the middle of a vast wasteland.  Gryda could easily have made it back to more hospitable living conditions, but chose to stay behind to help the less fortunate, and eventually became part of Bonescale Weyr.  She's primary hunter and occasional leader, though she prefers to let Guardian Tawn take charge, and her skills have been instrumental in helping the weyr survive.