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.

TG was an occasional guest to a lakeside castle, but an incident resulted in damage to a piece of artwork there. Since she was partially responsible for goading the guest at fault, both would either have to mend the statue, pay up twice its cost, or find new artwork to fill the spot. The other dragon died a week later in an unrelated fight (seems he had a temper), so it became up to TG alone to do something. After consideration, she chose to become a substitute statue. The accountant did some calculations and determined that TG would have to play statue for nine years, two months, and five days, and she obliged. After the allotted time was up, she continued the job while getting housed for free. In the early morning, TG wipes some mud on her body to give herself a less lifelike appearance, and positions herself on the base. It is an easy job, in her opinion. Since she's been a statue for years, she has methods to prevent her joints from stiffening and knows the best times to stretch.