Ultraviolet Dragons are a heat-loving breed that are most commonly found in hot, arid environments. These hardy dragons are omnivorous and will eat both plant and animal matter, even species with thorny physical defenses such as cacti. They are generally peaceful and often quite friendly, but males will become aggressive and cantankerous during the breeding season. Intense fights take place over females, sometimes resulting in injury for both combatants.

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.

Harrisburg lives in a forest near a river, on a bet with an imperial fleshcrowne. It involves which one of two dragons can leave their desert and stay in that forest longer, and whoever quits first is a loser. He is uncomfortable living in a location with such variable climate: summers are pleasantly hot but unpleasantly humid, and winters are "freaking freezing oh my stars it's freezing cold". As long as Harrisburg wins the bet with his cousin, he'll be satisfied with himself. What his cousin failed to share is that an imperial fleshcrowne can pretty much thrive in any environment as long as there are some trees, so he's pretty cheerful.