Feisty and energetic, Whiptail Dragons pride themselves on their speed and agility. It is not unusual to see several whiptails racing each other. Though fragile, they can easily evade attacks with their superior speed, and often use their long tails as a weapon, giving rise to their name.

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.

Xeni struggles to honor all the noble lineages he is a descendent of, but is finding it rather hard. His mother, Kiri, and father, Zai, were both descendents of several lineages, and Xeni can't decide whether to rue the fact that they ever got together or be honored to carry all his names. A young Waterwalker is his only friend, but Xeni will never mate for fear of passing on his burden to any young he might have.