Black Dragons are warriors. They are strong and capable in battles of force, but also ample magic users, capable of devastating opponents with their spells. Their bright eyes give them excellent night vision, which is why they generally hunt during the night.

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.

Very few living creatures have ever seen this mysterious dragon, who resides in a shadowy forest on the fringe of her owner's lands. As a very young hatchling, still without her wings, she wandered into those woods one day, and soon became lost. Frightened and alone, she ran and came upon a misty lake. A cry pierced the air, and she was suddenly lifted into the sky by the talons clutching her back, then was plopped into a nest of twigs and leaves. A mother osprey landed before her, possibly mistaking her for one of its chicks. Too stunned to move, she watched, trembling silently, as the mother bird offered her a meal of freshly-caught fish. She accepted it carefully, and from then on was raised by the bird. When her owner came looking for her, she refused to return to the cave, preferring to live in her forest. Over time, due to her solitude, she has lost some of a dragon's natural telepathic ability, and her call sounds less like a dragon's roar, and more like a bird of prey's shriek.