Feisty and energetic, Whiptail Dragons pride themselves on their speed and agility. It is not unusual to see several whiptails racing each other. Though fragile, they can easily evade attacks with their superior speed, and often use their long tails as a weapon, giving rise to their name.

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.

As the tenth son of a line renown for its proficiency in time magic, this dragon has a lot to bear. One would never know of the corruption that has blackened his very name. Even his closest friends only see a friendly, intelligent Whiptail with incurable wanderlust. But he has been forced to wear the crimes of his ancestors in his name, the same name every male in his line has carried. He denies it, choosing instead to go by a alias or profession (his favorite is Dr. John Smith or just the Doctor) or simply no name at all. His closest friends call him by his favorite phrase, "Allonsey!" meaning "Let's go!" in a foreign tongue, but the title only reminds him of the history he can't escape. Of the number of lives taken in a horrible act of war by his grandfather's claws, a number seared permanently in his mind. A constant reminder that no matter whose claws did those crimes, there will always be blood on his own. That no matter how many he saves, he will always be the One Who Regrets.