Heartseeker Dragons are very social creatures that emanate a sweet chocolatey scent. Their captivating perfume easily attracts adult dragons that don’t yet have a mate. Heartseekers use their keen sense of smell to detect solitary dragons and potential mates in the area. By rubbing their fins against objects such as trees and rocks, they leave a scent trail for the other dragons to follow to meet each other. Although these dragons are seen year-round, the scent of a Heartseeker becomes particularly potent during the middle of winter. During this time, a single Heartseeker may play matchmaker to dozens of dragons, but he will also choose a special mate of his own.

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.

Vedur was found as an egg in the Mountains of Elgar and raised by the human girl, Flight, alongside five other hatchlings. Vedur is the eldest of the "Valentine siblings" (as they are known by the other dragons in the Mountains of Elgar), and as a hatchling saw it as his responsibility to help with caring for his brother and sisters. He has a strong sense of duty and will do all within his power to assist those in need of help. As a hatchling Vedur met the dragon hatchlings that were being raised by another human, Ember Nuria. Journeying from the tallest mountain of Elgar, these hatchlings (Wisal, Carina, Liev, Ura, Obi, and Habibta Nuria) began to visit Flight's cave fairly often. To this day Vedur remains close friends with the Nuria Valentines, though he's rather clueless to the feelings of Ura Nuria, a Rosebud dragon with a strong crush on him. As an adult he remains close to his friends and "family", living in the forest of Erdi in the Mountains of Elgar.