When Water Dragons mature, they lose the ability to survive on land, entering the water permanently. They are adept swimmers and eat whatever fish are in the lake they live in. They tend to inhabit the same lake for their entire lives, although a few live in the ocean and swim all over the world.

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.

Rippul was named after the word 'ripple' with purposeful misspelling. He makes his home in brackish waters- after inhabiting them for so long, he has grown used to the murkiness. He wishes he could make his home in a more comfortable place- perhaps the ocean- but because he hatched much too far from them and grew quickly, plus the brackish waters he lives in are out of reach, saltwater simply isn't connected to his wetlandish area and so he is stuck in his swamp for the rest of his life, unless, of course, some phenomenon allows him to move.