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.

Lilacdancer is the eldest member of the Regal Players, an all-dragoness acting troupe that travels about their owner's lands. She usually plays any supporting roles, preferring others to be in the spotlight instead of herself. Most assume that this is out of shyness, and it partially is, but really, as much as she enjoys acting, she also has a tendency to procrastinate, so the less things she has to memorize, the better. Offstage, she is rather bookish and quiet, and the only ones who can get her to come out of her shell and have fun are the other RPers, particularly Sapphirebreeze and Cloudfrost who are the two members she's closest with.