Frilled Dragons are smaller than most other breeds, but when threatened, they stretch out their wings and frills to appear larger. They generally do not like to fight and prefer hiding to confrontation. Frilled dragons live in small groups and often band together to scare off potential threats. Males also use their frills as a way to attract mates, with those displaying the “best” frills being more likely to breed.

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.

Salvnob, a male, is deathly afraid of practically everything—among his top fears are fire, rain, chickens, and balloons. He is known to "frill up" with little provocation, and is often teased by his clan-mates for his tendency to faint at the sight of blood. He is a sensitive soul who lives his life in a constant state of terror, and has developed a series of nervous tics as a result. So fearful is he that he flees if approached by even the smallest of hatchlings.