When Water Dragons mature, they lose the ability to survive on land, entering the water permanently. They are adept swimmers and eat whatever fish are in the lake they live in. They tend to inhabit the same lake for their entire lives, although a few live in the ocean and swim all over the world.

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.

Water dragons are the Loch Keepers of clan MacDragan.  Ness is the second-largest water dragon in the clan, and the oldest.  He makes his home in a deep underwater cave on the north end of the Loch.  The cave lies in the shadows of a great castle that stands sentinel near the water's edge, so Ness equally defends the castle as well as his cavernous lair.