Coastal Waverunners spend most of their time skimming the waves along the coast, snatching up their prey from the shallow waters. They have developed markings along the leading edges of their body that help disguise them as breaking waves. When they are not hunting, they enjoy playing among sand-dunes and shallow tide-pools. These dragons live in small but noisy rookeries. Some stories say Waverunners can fly for days on end without landing.

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.

Tecuah is either brave or a bit dull, and nobody seems certain which is true. He often charged head-on into situations that are possibly dangerous, and frequently challenges water dragons whilst hunting. But he claims all he wants in life is to enjoy it, and he does indeed act much more friendly around others he's come to know than around strangers. Nonetheless, many find him to be a nuisance, not unlike a sea gull, always around in the oddest places and almost always annoying. One of his favorite pastimes is discovering just how many ways he can agitate Naetherstrom, a spitfire dragon raised in the same cave.