Ember Dragons have a great affinity for hot environments. While they themselves are not hot to the touch, their tendency to lurk amongst smoldering ashes has caused many to believe they are fire-starters. Their dully glowing markings serve many purposes: acting as a means of identification between individuals, as an important part of mating displays, and as a way of showing aggression. The long, low build of the breed makes them ungainly in flight, and the thick fleshy membranes of their wings hinder them further. As such, it is rare to see an Ember Dragon take to the air. Ember Dragons are also not particularly sociable; females tend to be defensive, whereas males are more aggressive. Once they have settled with a particular group of dragons, Ember Dragons are incredibly loyal and will defend their pack by any means possible.

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.

Her name means "Burning skin". MwakoNgozi is evil and she proudly knows it. What's more is that this dragon wants to spread her twisted beliefs onto that of all that she encounters, doing anything in order to do so. She has stolen more eggs then she can count, which ends up with her killing most of them, as she dubs them "Flawed and weak". The hatchlings that do survive her wicked judgement grow up as almost a mirror image as the Ember dragon, nearly devoid of their own personalities. MwakoNgozi ensures all of her "children" are battle ready and prepared to fight at all times against the dragons that wish to slay her.