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.

Having been in a few unexpected skirmishes himself, Sesseto has made a point of knowing how to use one's own natural defenses to the best advantage in emergency situations. His personal living cave is filled with diagrams of dragon anatomy, and he spends a little bit of each day looking for dragon combat he can watch and learn from. He's memorized the heavily armored scale regions of many dragon breeds, as well unexpected weak spots that need to be protected. Many hatchlings in the Sylvain clan seek Seto out for a talk before going on hunts; the advice he gives helps minimize the damage they take if caught off guard by a predator or environmental hazard.