Spitfires are a desert breed of dragon. Their dull brown bodies contrast with their brilliant turquoise markings, and they only blaze brighter when these dragons fight. Spitfires are notorious for their territorial natures, and the wing-edges of most are ripped and tattered before their first year is out. Spitfires are also noteworthy for their brilliant blue fire, which is used not for hunting or fighting, but rather for making glass caves from the sand, in which the dragons can soak up the sun.

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.

Living well within a day's flight of the main Black Leviathan Blood camp, Caskus monopolizes her own little section of desert. You know you've arrived in her desert when the heat rises even further and the sand stops moving. Having used her own fire, she heated a thin layer of sand, turning it into a thin layer of glass, which effectively reflects the heat and raises the surrounding temperature by at least 20 degrees. She just sits and basks in the glow. Her only job is to kill anything dangerous that might make its way to camp. Some strange things keep showing up for some reason, but it's nothing she can't handle.