Ridgewing Dragons live just below the snow level on the upper slopes of mountains. They are a friendly, playful breed and enjoy dancing in wind currents near their homes or plummeting down into valleys from great heights. Their wings, by far their most striking feature, grow in fin-like ridges along their backs. While their bodies lack markings to blend better with their surroundings, a ridgewing’s wings have bright markings in the colors of the flowers that grow in their mountain habitat. Occasionally different-colored individuals can be found, but they are rare because their striking coloring offers little protection.

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.

Being the mate of Yes I Always Fly Like This, Why Do You Ask has had to answer a lot of uncomfortable questions: Why does her dude fly upside down; if he can fly upside down, how does he land; why doesn't SHE fly like that; and many other questions that she finds it hard to answer.

She also gets asked why she, a rare tan ridgewing, would lower herself as to mate with a common purple ridgewing. This is one she KNOWS she can't answer, as love is complex, to say the least.