Sapo Dragons are a playful aquatic breed of dragon with soft, slippery scales. They are known for the beautiful, vibrant colors of their fins, which grow more vivid as they age, and for the bubbles they create. A Sapo may make bubbles to decorate their underwater nests, mark their territory, greet another dragon, or simply because they feel like it. Their delicate skin and thin scales are prone to external parasites, and so Sapo dragons are also fastidious groomers who will spend a considerable amount of time cleaning themselves, even using their bubbles to help blast away any unwanted debris.

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.

Riko keeps a little herb garden next to the river she lives in, and she is constantly fussing over her aromatic plants as they grow. Every summer, she will pick handfuls of sweet-smelling leaves and sprigs, packing the dried portions into small containers carved from the wood of nearby fallen trees. She keeps these for when she goes traveling to visit family in warmer areas, particularly places with hot springs. Riko is endlessly pleased when she is able to combine bubbles with these dried leaf chunks to make a scented hot water pool to soak in.