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.

BiteAnya hates killing eggs. She hates this side of her nature and does her best to make sure every egg she bites lives, even if some say being a vampire is worse than being dead. Sometimes she fails, her hunger is too much and she draws too much life out of the little egg. Every time she does so, she rails at the evil in herself, even going so far as to throw things. When she calms down, she carefully carries the poor dead egg to Kanaye's cemetery and buries it, determined that it will never happen again.