Sunbeam Drakes are the diurnal counterparts to Moonglow Drakes, their eggs having been laid during the daylight hours. They are around the size of a small dog, and while docile, can be flighty and easily startled. Most can be found high in treetops enjoying the bright sunlight, tucking themselves away at the first sign of a storm or impending nightfall. Sunbeam Drakes enjoy flying in the light of the sun, and their treetop dances are beautiful, dazzling, and serene.

Though it may appear at first that dragons and drakes have much in common, the two are completely separate species. Drakes are smaller and less intelligent than their cousin species, though both dragons and drakes sit comfortably near the top of the food chain. They are always found bearing antlers and leathery wings. Drakes share many of the same habitats that dragons do, and typically hunt in packs.

Snow Opal is a gentle, happy-go-lucky young Day Glory Drake. Unlike some drakes, she has about the intelligence of a eleven-year-old. She has a small vain streak, but it is quite justified as Snow Opal's wings shimmer with the rainbow light of her namesake opal. Snow Opal loves to croon to the young hatchlings of the weyr, and finds glory in music.