When Water Dragons mature, they lose the ability to survive on land, entering the water permanently. They are adept swimmers and eat whatever fish are in the lake they live in. They tend to inhabit the same lake for their entire lives, although a few live in the ocean and swim all over the world.

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.

One of the oldest dragons, Graceful Lakeling spends most of his time swimming under the surface of the lake nearby. He thinks it's hilarious to surface when dragons come to drink, and especially to thrash a little to scare them. While most of the pack are used to it by now, including his fellow Water Dragon, Pacing Currents (who thinks he's childish), most new hatchlings and younger dragons are very much susceptible to it and  some have been seen running away screaming while Graceful laughs.