Golden Wyverns are known for their beautiful metallic scales and rumored magical abilities. Living high in the mountains, these dragons do not believe in killing for sport or pleasure. They will hunt only when hungry and defend themselves when provoked, but will avoid killing to the best of their abilities. Golden Wyverns often mingle with other dragons of similar color and take pride in their shimmering hide.

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.

Monospace studies and experiments with, in her words, "stuff that sparks curiosity that might have applications", and she's worked enthusiastically for the last three decades in many regions of the world. She is respected for her work only in small circles, though, since many of the questions she delves into are rather esoteric, whose effects may not be immediately noticed. Laypersons particularly like her paper about the effects of minstrel music on bovine behavior, her 32-page-long explanation of catharsis through swearing, and her more recent analysis about motion sickness in amphipteres generated by flying in corkscrews.