Carmine Wyverns are active predators found most commonly in tropical regions. They have a poor sense of smell and are primarily dependent on sight and sound to hunt. These dragons are lightweight and quick, and tend to flee from rivals rather than attempt to fight. When a confrontation does occur it usually involves large amounts of posturing and displaying to make the wyverns appear larger and stronger than their opponents, and one will often surrender and leave without a fight ever actually occurring. They are dedicated parents and usually mate for life, though the degree of loyalty to a partner varies between individuals and within individual pairings.

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.

Talebearer is a self-proclaimed wizard who lives in a self-proclaimed shed. Other dragons don't consider the structure a shed, and if any humans came upon it, they'd probably agree, but Talebearer is insistent that he lives in a shed. At his level of magic, he is no envy of kingcrownes and golden wyverns, and he isn't even the most skilled among his breed this side of the Vessel River; that title definitively goes to this fella named Calculable, who lives about 10 km east and consorts with arsanii. No, Talebearer isn't envious at all. He works hard at his spells and solutions and tries not to think about competing with this not-rival Calculable. Physically weak, his posturing to scare off enemies would be ineffective if it weren't for his application of death and lightning magic to his displays. Although his "shed" is unguarded and he sometimes isn't present for days, nobody has tried breaking in. Too many worms and webs, and the luminous goo makes the air smoke.