Pyropellis Wyverns are most commonly encountered swooping through the trenches and craters that dot their volcanic abodes, bathed in stifling heat. While their tough, mottled hides blend in seamlessly with the volcanic rock that surrounds them, Pyropellis Wyverns stand out due to the fervent flames that cloak their backs. Unable to produce a flame, these dragons secrete a highly flammable substance from their backs, which they will find some way to set alight. This fire primarily serves to intimidate and daze unfriendly strangers, keeping snapping maws away from the necks and back of the dragon. The flames also serve as a way to bond: young hatchlings are often first set aflame by their parents. Fire-breathing dragons may supply their mates with flames. It is not uncommon to find a Pyropellis sporting flames unique to other species of dragons, having made contact with those flames.

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.

Morsa Dirksen is chubby, small, and baby-faced. Someone who doesn't know the pyropellis breed very well would likely confuse him with an adolescent. His family of sorts provides many services to folks throughout the division, which they've done for a long time now. He rose to the rank of morsa in the family in only seven years due to his cunning and steely steadfastness. He has a guttural voice and even deeper roar, but he can easily affect a "simple" voice. To the ordinary citizenry and even some of the family's clients, Dirksen is a nasally, hapless goof who's found wandering all over town and likes petting stray drakes, though his underlings know that's an act and are terrified of him. It's been many years since Dirksen has had to do an associate's job on a regular basis, personally getting his wings and teeth dirty. When he has to, usually due to an unforeseen absence, he hates it, and his lower-ranked family members try to stay well away, since he's prone to fiery outbursts.