Gold-horned Tangars are a brightly colored tropical breed. They are primarily herbivores, and eat a wide variety of fruits and flowers in addition to the occasional bird. Tangars are well suited to life in the trees; their slender bodies make them light enough to be supported by thinner branches and agile enough to avoid obstacles while flying. Their brightly colored horns, found in both males and females, are used to attract mates.

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.

Grandhar is one of only a few dragons against the Castle Master who dare enter the humans territory. Due to her agile nature and ability to seamlessly move through the trees, she has been able to get fairly close to the castle itself, able to look into the structures courtyard. For the most part it seems like a fairly decent place, nothing like how Wyntra described at least. She wonders if the Winter dragon even saw what she claims—dragons being experimented on and corrupted and abused—or if she just imagined it all.