Gold dragons are the ones most often killed by humans, who consider their scales to be extremely valuable. These golden scales grant them a high level of protection, similar to armor, and they use this to their advantage in battle.

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.

This unfortunately named dragon has always had to deal with taunts like "At least you aren't CHEAP!" Upon finishing her first fourteen decades, Expensive celebrated by leaving the clan of her youth with Kad, setting up shop near a human village. There her name became a descriptor for her goods: trinkets and tools carved from her own scales. They are not expensive merely for the astronomical number of dead squirrels Expensive can demand for her castoffs. She has also claimed a few trader lives over the centuries to satisfy her cravings for other foods.