As winter descends upon Valkemare, so too do the Harkfrost Dragons from their perpetual flight around the highest mountain peaks. These elegant but elusive dragons are usually obscured from sight for most of the year by massive clouds and blizzard storms, but are coaxed from the shrouded sky by the lengthening of winter nights. A Harkfrost Dragon’s scales take on a beautiful sheen under the moonlight of both Aurax and Cirion during winter, which they use to attract mates when they come down from the mountains for their breeding season. As these dragons have only been observed during periods of freshly fallen snow, it has been long assumed that they are responsible for blanketing the land in white upon their silent return to the ground. Because of this, many believe that waking to one’s home suddenly covered in a dense layer of powdery snow is a blessing bestowed by a passing Harkfrost Dragon.

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.