Blacktip Dragons are a small, shore-dwelling breed that tend to nest on sheer ocean side cliffs. They live in groups under a dominant female, who prevents her subordinates from breeding. During the mating season, a group of Blacktips can be very noisy and smelly indeed; males produce a distinctive musky odor and loud, low-pitched honking noises in an attempt to woo the alpha female.

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.

Spice and his brother, Salt, form something of a duo. The both of them are pretty similar, having unpleasant, petty personalities that leave them friendless. Spice is admittedly less aggressive than Salt and is definitely the smarter of the two, but he's still just as nasty. Both are subordinate to their oldest sister, Heron, who is the only female Blacktip in the family. She controls both of them and makes sure they don't cause too much trouble. (In all honesty, this is how she is with all her siblings.) Spice tends to get easily frustrated, though that's sort of a given with his familial situation. Spice hates being the youngest Blackwing and living around so many twisted, manipulative siblings. With such a neglectful mother and hapless father, he feels like he can only turn to Salt. At least the two can protect each other. That is the mantra most all of Crepe's children live by, as they pair off and defend each other from... well... each other. It's hard being in a brood.