Aria dragons are a brightly-colored and sprightly breed, perhaps most adored for their lyric calls. Their song-like melodies fill the areas they inhabit; their coos resemble those of birds, only more elegant and refined. They have fairly strong magical capabilities, but tend to reserve these strengths for last-minute defense, choosing to live their lives in simple peace. Arias, sticking to the tropics, typically live quite far from human settlements, giving rise to the previously held belief that they had gone extinct.

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.

Songlet's name was inspired by the breed's lyrical habits; having never encountered this species or behavior before, the one raising him found this to be an endearing and unique trait, and selected his nickname as a reflection of this. Though he sings more complex songs now, Songlet still sings plenty of short, merry tunes that bring back memories of his youth and his namesake. This, along with his habit of "preening" those he likes to keep them clean, makes him seem more bird-like than most of his kind.