Speckle-Throated Dragons are an active, playful breed. They are easily excited and rarely remain still, spending much of their time in the air. Living in groups of up to sixty dragons, they nest in open plains and at the bases of mountains. Their speckled throats are their most distinctive feature, as well as the loud, echoing call they produce to communicate with one another. Female Speckle-Throats are slightly smaller than males and lack a head crest. However, they are swifter and more agile and prefer to hunt in small groups in order to take down prey.

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.

Rita Shade loves patterns, and spotting discrepancies between statements could almost be described as a hobby for her, making it a bad idea to lie to Rita. Rita can get so caught up in her logic that she sometimes forgets any kind of emotional consideration. Rita dismisses subjectivity as irrational and traditions as an attempt to bar much-needed progress. Purely emotional situations are often utterly puzzling to Rita, and her lack of timely sympathy can easily offend. Though Rita is sociable and in general a kind dragon. Rita is self-driven and has high personal standards, "good enough" is never good enough. Due to her brutal honesty, high intelligence and objectivity she evaluates if clan members are able to travel, through the harsh mountain regions of their territory, when they want to. Her evaluations are optional and she can never prevent clan members from going if they are not capable, but she can advise them. She can also give lessons on how to survive in that region.