Spitfires are a desert breed of dragon. Their dull brown bodies contrast with their brilliant turquoise markings, and they only blaze brighter when these dragons fight. Spitfires are notorious for their territorial natures, and the wing-edges of most are ripped and tattered before their first year is out. Spitfires are also noteworthy for their brilliant blue fire, which is used not for hunting or fighting, but rather for making glass caves from the sand, in which the dragons can soak up the sun.

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.

One would not

expect to find

any beauty in the

hot desert

But if one were

to look at the

blooming cacti flowers

the colorful desert gems

and the shimmering silver surface

of the desert ponds

they would see the magnificent

beauty of the desert

Not many dragons

see this

though they do dwell

in the desert

They are simply too busy

with their daily lives

to notice

the beautiful desert

the mysterious desert...

But there is one dragon

who does not miss them

his name is The Abandoned Spitfire

such a fitting name for

himself, as he says

for he was once

an abandoned hatchling.

Soon he discovered

that there was a magnificent

desert next to where

his cruel owner left him to die

and he noticed the beauty of the desert

almost immediately

The sparkling oasis

the pretty shrub flowers

the strange desert critters

retreating into their intricate burrows

to escape the heat of day

he noticed them as he flew above the sands

and he began to realize

that he might just be lucky

that he was left here

after all.