Mint colored dragons are the most peaceful of all dragons; they only eat plants unless they scavenge meat from an already dead animal. They also have no ways to attack others or defend themselves. They are much smaller than other forms of dragons since they only double in size when they mature. Mint dragons are unable to use magic and cannot fly since they lack wings. Their looks have given rise to the common insult of calling dragons “large lizards.”

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.

Emerald hates being small and wants to be big like the other dragons. He also longs to take flight. But most of all, he wants to be useful to his mother, Dream Magnet. Emerald normally does what he can to help Magnet. He likes to collect rocks and pebbles to make him feel better when he's sad (which is most of the time). Magnet isn't really his mother; she found him as an egg abandoned by a tree. Since mint dragons have no magic, and no way to fight, Emerald feels useless. He also has no idea that Magnet isn't his mother.