Hellfire Wyverns are so named for their foul tempers and fiery visages. Their social structure places all females above all males, due to superior physical characteristics and violent dispositions. Forced subservience of the males causes them to become vicious, petty, antisocial, and passive-aggressive compared to the aggressive and social females. However, orphaned hatchlings raised by foster parents of another species can develop surprisingly even tempers and mellow dispositions, proving that their defining unpleasant nature is, in fact, a learned behavior.

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.

The Hellfire Wyvern circled the perimeter, searching for infringements to the clan's pact with a neighbouring cave of dragons. With a temperament to match his mate, Zenayth, his role of maintaining cordial relations with outsider dragons is more than a challenge. Despite the flames that always lurk at the black of his throat, Verrent maintains unadulterated loyalty to the Zestragan clan. Both he and his mate provide formidable guards for the territories, eggs and hatchlings. And, while Zenayth would never admit it, he knows she is quite fond of the clan, as is he.