Albino Dragons are so named because their translucent, scale-less skin lacks all pigment. Instead, to help protect their bodies from the sun, they are coated in an oily secretion that blocks the sun’s harmful rays. The call of an albino dragon is similar to a barn owl--a shriek instead of a roar.

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.

Rum took a very long time to hatch and reach adulthood. This was the first hint of her now well-known stubbornly slow and steady personality. Nothing can rush Rum Runner, despite her name. She has not a maternal bone in her body, but also seems surprisingly patient with hatchlings. Rum keeps her scaleless skin well-moisturized, so that the eerily pale skin shines and even remains a hint of its youthful translucence. She seems to enjoy her slightly creepy appearance, going so far as to intentionally disturb other dragons sometimes.