Red Dragons are similar to typical story book dragons. They shoot flames, can fly, etc. However, they aren’t evil creatures as depicted in myths and won’t go around raiding castles, killing knights, or kidnapping princesses. They live in a variety of habitats, from forests to coastlines to abandoned castles, usually in warm climates, and eat whatever living creatures they can find.

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.

Crimson is the hothead of Nadat's cave, the one that makes the hard calls and often winds up being the scapegoat. If someone or something winds up being a threat to the cave, he's the one that decides if negotiations, ignoring, or flat-out attack is the route to take. Consequently he's best friends with Ibiki, who enjoys a chance to use his skills. Sometimes the talk after a hard choice is made gets to Crimson, but he moves on. Words may hurt, sticks and stones may injure, but Crimson has dealt with them all and grown stronger.