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.

Ohiwi is the go-to water dragon in the herd. She manages to make friends with everybody or at least to be tolerated by everyone. She misses the land, but all the hatchlings and pygmy dragons come to see her in her lake, to bring her news or presents. Although she feeds on fish, she never refuses a fruit or a nice piece of meat. She is envious of the amphibians dragons, as she feels sometimes trapped in her lake. The other dragons have a project to put her in a large river, so she can go either in lakes or in the sea, so maybe she won't feel as blocked as she does now if she can travel far and wide.