Bright-Breasted Wyverns are a breed of dragon easily recognized by their bright red markings. They are a small breed, only the size of a full-grown man. However, they have developed poisonous barbs on their feet to make up for their size. Their coloration is used to warn off potential predators of the danger, and is also used to attract mates. They are very social, and can often be seen preening in large groups.

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.

While bright breasted wyverns are certainly not the largest of dragons, their pack mentality makes them a worthy foe, if one should provoke them. Of course, ninety five percent of bright breasted wyverns are too friendly for anything but genuine cruelty to provoke them. This fellow, however, is a member of the other five percent. Vicious creatures, the flock harasses humans on a daily basis, considering picking off lone persons to be easier than hunting prey in the thick tangles of the forest. In order to stem off this violence, many local cultures have taken up the habit of offering up human sacrifices of prisoners to sate the mob's hunger. This particular creature is usually one of the first to arrive on the gristly scene, and one of the last to leave, exiting coated in the brilliant blood that gives him his name. He seems to have developed a macabre taste for the hearts of his victims.