Water Walkers are small dragons that are frequently found around bogs and ponds. While they are flightless, they retain the flight sacs and hollow bones of their airborne cousins. These traits, coupled with their extraordinarily long, webbed toes, allow them to stand on top of calm waters, using their small sails to propel them wherever they please. They spend the majority of their lives on the water, retreating to the tops of lily pads when the waters become too rough to float atop.

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.

Draerisiat, which means Everlasting Oil, is a watchman for the Everlasting. He actually generated oil that is thrown at the enemy and then set ablaze. He is a cool and collected dragon and has a rivalry with Draest because his oil that keeps him above water takes forever for her lifemate to remove. When she gets going, Draerisiat just flings some oil in her direction and skates off. He doesn't care about insults much at all, making him a good watchman.