Magi Dragons are, as their name suggests, primarily magic users. They rarely use physical forms of attack. They eat anything they can kill, which is almost everything. They won’t kill unprovoked except when hunting, although they may kill humans if in danger. Their strong magic makes them one of the most feared breeds of dragons.

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.

The growing success of the Roaring Lion Players soon gave the theatrical company a chance to try new ideas. Some, like audience participation, weren't worth the effort, but plays designed to be performed in short, serialized segments before longer plays proved to be excellent money-makers, as dragons would attend multiple plays to see further installments.

Kygesk only acts in the serials, but she'll tear metaphorical strips from anyone dismissive of her role. She might only perform for a few minutes at a time, but she does so before almost every play. To add to the strain, each episode ends in a cliffhanger for Kygesk (often involving actual cliffs), so that audiences will be eager to see the next installment. Kygesk might be exaggerating when she claims that each segment is as much stress and strain as a full-length play, but not by much.