Neotropical Dragons are a breed that originate in rainforests. They are fun-loving and enjoy lounging on tree branches, eating whatever fruit they find. They are also often found sunning themselves on rocks, using their large wings to soak up the rays. In the summer, males compete for mates by showing off their striped wings and gliding in spirals down the tree trunks. It is said that the larger the wings, the more likely the male will attract a suitable mate.

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.

Zantaro was an adolescent when he wandered into the confines of Sortefa forest. Just what he was doing there he no longer remembers; as he immediately got horribly lost.

Starving and not-the-best-at-all-that-survival-camp-stuff, Zantaro came upon a bed of beautiful white flowers he thought was safe to eat. Unaware they were, in fact, enchanted Lotuses, cursed with the power to obliterate memory.

He gorged himself right down to the last petal and finished with absolutely no clue of who or even what he was.

This was how Toxaris, the wild lady of the forest, found him. Despite her disdain for other dragons, she couldn't quite leave him alone. She gave him a new name and a place to stay. His loss of memory made him helpless as a babe and striped bare of all but the most primitive instincts. Which suited the uncivilized Toxaris just fine.

Unable to return to his previous life, Zantaro continued to live with Toxaris and eventually their relationship became of the romantic nature.