Vampire Dragons are members of the undead. They sustain themselves by drinking the blood of others. It is said that they are only “alive” at night, and seem dead or asleep during the day, as they cannot endure sunlight for long periods of time. Vampire Dragons can only reproduce by changing the eggs of other dragons, puncturing the shell with their fangs and injecting venom that kills the baby inside.

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.

Baron Meinster is exceptionally cruel towards non-vampiric dragons. Not content with socially acceptable (among vampires anyway) violence to acquire meals and mates, the inventive physical and mental tortures he inflicts on those he has chosen to target are so horrific that the other vampires have repeatedly joined together in an attempt to cast him out. However, they are too frightened by the possibility of him turning his skills on their group to really enact any of their plans to drive him away.