It is no mystery where Howler Drakes got their names. Though not very bright, these emotive creatures employ an impressive vocabulary of loud chortles, shrieks, and songs to communicate with one another, and almost never stop chattering. Howler Drakes inhabit dense jungles, foraging in the fertile soil for mushrooms, tubers, and insects. When threatened, a Howler will flare its wings to display its bright red eye spots, while letting out an ear-splitting scream.

Though it may appear at first that dragons and drakes have much in common, the two are completely separate species. Drakes are smaller and less intelligent than their cousin species, though both dragons and drakes sit comfortably near the top of the food chain. They are always found bearing antlers and leathery wings. Drakes share many of the same habitats that dragons do, and typically hunt in packs.

With the grove filled with calls from Howler Drakes in the trees and rumbles from Glaucus Drakes in the large pool, it can be hard to find silence or privacy. The small area is home to a large family of drakes, each attached to the other either romantically, platonically, or otherwise. The drakes, with their simple intelligence and comfortable lives, do not fear any strangers and most do not even understand that there is a world outside of their grove.

One of them, however, a Howler Drake, spends most of her time staring at her reflection in the pool that serves as a home to the Glaucus Drakes of the family. She doesn't seem interested in interacting with visitors and barely plays with the other Howlers. Younger Glaucus Drakes watch her underneath the surface, sometimes surfacing to break her reflection. She squawks songs and tunes to them at night, lulling them to sleep as she herself wonders why she feels like she's missing something.