Gold dragons are the ones most often killed by humans, who consider their scales to be extremely valuable. These golden scales grant them a high level of protection, similar to armor, and they use this to their advantage in battle.

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.

Shinla thinks he is the cleverest dragons in his cave. He pretends that he knows everything. His favourite pastime is sitting in a tree (because trees apparently bring knowledge) and quoting Shakespeare...wrongly. No one chooses to correct him, because he will whack them with his tail. His favourite quotes are "a rose by any other name would taste as sweet as Romeo" and "to see or not to see."