Magi Dragons are, as their name suggests, primarily magic users. They rarely use physical forms of attack. They eat anything they can kill, which is almost everything. They won’t kill unprovoked except when hunting, although they may kill humans if in danger. Their strong magic makes them one of the most feared breeds of dragons.

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.

Apollodoros is a quiet, contemplative soul. He does not, however, take his contemplation very seriously—he uses his philosophical way of looking at things to ask irreverent questions or to tease people. He seems to enjoy watching lively things, but he himself is not very lively. It's suspected that if he were alone, he would sit somewhere and just think the entire day away. He uses his magic to create new ways to bring to light for people questions about the world around them and everything they hold dear, and then he laughs, very slowly, and walks away, all questions unanswered.

While he'll play these philosophical games with any member of the Flight, he seems to take most seriously his discussions with Artemidora, a younger Magi that he has been close to since she was an egg. He never loses his air of levity, but he clearly delights in having a dragon on his own level. She is equal parts his student, partner, sister, and the closest thing to a mate his monkish celibacy will allow.