Striped Dragons come in a dazzling array of colors complemented by an intricate pattern of stripes. These bright colors and patterns help attract their favorite food, insects. Because their prey is so tiny, striped dragons must spend a large portion of their day eating. The color of the offspring is usually determined by the dragon’s mate.

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.

Never one to fight, Swiitest prefers to cook. The dragons of the revolution still need to eat after all. He travels from encampment to encampment whipping up something delicious for the other dragons, attracting them with the mouth-watering scent that accompanies his cooking. Many have said his roasted elk is to die for, yet others would argue that his "filet de villager" is superior. He figures that so long as he does this, making himself useful, he won't have to join in on the fighting when it happens.