Striped Dragons come in a dazzling array of colors complemented by an intricate pattern of stripes. These bright colors and patterns help attract their favorite food, insects. Because their prey is so tiny, striped dragons must spend a large portion of their day eating. The color of the offspring is usually determined by the dragon’s mate.

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.

Brightbud is a true dragon lady with refined manners, who values being treated with respect. She spends much time beautifying herself with baths in special forest ponds, to which she adds wild herbs for fragrance. One day she did not return from one of her bathing trips and the rumour went around that the lagmonster had eaten her, which caused much distress, especially to her daughter. Later it luckily turned out that only a very mischievous Iresh Caveguardian had locked her into a box with a huge mirror inside, from which she was rescued by Lucy Shields.