Holiday dragons are a very mysterious breed. They are only seen during winter, and even then it is hard to catch a glimpse of one. They are responsible for the general cheer that spreads during the holidays. In essence, they are the “Spirits of Winter.”

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.

Polaris loves nothing more than gliding off into the sky on a freezing winters night, and staring blissfully at his namesake, the North Star. Surrounded by nebulas all focused on what appear to be insignificant dots in the distance, Polaris will stare at his firefly of the sky for hours on end, gazing at the star's beauty, and marvelling at the way the light twinkles as it reaches his eyes. He obsesses over it, charting it's moment in the sky and calculating the positions of the constellations around it. As a result of this, Polaris has an incredible sense of direction, always being able to find his way north, much to the mystery of his fellow clan mates. Common sense tells him that he can never reach the burning ball of gas light-years away, yet sometimes he feels that it's reaching out to him, in it's warmth and it's glow. Even as a dragon which adores the chill of winter, there is something Polaris finds so tempting as a warm fire in a snowstorm, the joy of contrast fascinating him.