Coastal Waverunners spend most of their time skimming the waves along the coast, snatching up their prey from the shallow waters. They have developed markings along the leading edges of their body that help disguise them as breaking waves. When they are not hunting, they enjoy playing among sand-dunes and shallow tide-pools. These dragons live in small but noisy rookeries. Some stories say Waverunners can fly for days on end without landing.

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.

Ezra loves birds. He couldn't see living a life without them, as he adores them so much.

When he hatched, a curious sparrow was perched in a tree nearby, watching him. Having just hatched and still a bit wet from egg juice, Ezra rolled over and stared back at the little bird. The sparrow launched itself into the air after a moment, circled the small tree a few times, then left. Ezra has been in love ever since.

As a mature hatchling, Ezra still couldn't fly correctly, but he could flutter and watch different birds perched mainly in bushes. When the small animals noticed him, they were horrified and immediately flew away. This irritated Ezra, though he would never hurt a bird for any reason.

When Ezra finally became an adult, he was exuberant. He would finally be able to watch birds up close! At first, the birds were still scared of him, but when he earned the reputation for Bird Lover in that whole area, birds came from far and wide to show off for the mighty Ezra.