Red Dragons are similar to typical story book dragons. They shoot flames, can fly, etc. However, they aren’t evil creatures as depicted in myths and won’t go around raiding castles, killing knights, or kidnapping princesses. They live in a variety of habitats, from forests to coastlines to abandoned castles, usually in warm climates, and eat whatever living creatures they can find.

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.

Tearful Screams is one of the food gatherers of the cave. She uses her fire breathing ability to catch wild game and then to cook them for meals, if they weren't already cooked in the process of being hunted down and captured. Though she is presently single, it seems she will not remain so for long. The male dragons eye her as a good catch because of her beautiful scales and red-hot fire. Many of the males have courted her, but she has not yet found just the right male to settle down with. Tearful Screams biggest problem is she is a habitual gossiper. Much of the gossip she has started is hurtful, even though she didn't mean it to be when she started it. She has managed to offend quite a few of the other dragons, but they usually forgive her quickly when they see she is genuinely sorry for her hurtful words.