Striped Dragons come in a dazzling array of colors complemented by an intricate pattern of stripes. These bright colors and patterns help attract their favorite food, insects. Because their prey is so tiny, striped dragons must spend a large portion of their day eating. The color of the offspring is usually determined by the dragon’s mate.

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.

Jamual has verminophobia, the fear of germs. The fact germs are everywhere is just about enough to make him faint. He washes his hands every three minutes, and he bathes himself every 30 minutes. "Must kill all germs" is his motto, although he can never complete this goal of his. He is afraid of other dragons because they have germs on them, and that's why he lives in a well cleaned cave. Jamual is strictly vegetarian, because raw meat has many germs.