Black Marrows are named for their dark colored hides which are encased in a distinct exoskeleton. Their skull and the top edges of their spine push out from under the skin as they age. As such, their young need excessive amounts of calcium for this armor to develop. The older a Black Marrow dragon is, the more skeletal their appearance. They often use their skeletal looks to lure in foolish scavengers or terrify predators. These vicious dragons love nothing more than to crack open bones with their stony beaks and eat the marrow inside. Voracious scavengers, Black Marrows will swarm and devour corpses both old and fresh, sometimes even dragging larger finds to the water to allow them to “ripen.” Despite their dreadful demeanour and often horrid stench, Black Marrows are devoted mates and parents.

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.

This Black Marrow has a great love for the ocean and, as such, she lives in a small cave on the beach. Though many of the sea-faring dragons that swim in the area dislike her presence, she pays no mind to them.

One day, after a large clutch of her eggs hatched, she led the new babies to the shore line. One of her earlier daughters sat next to her and they watched the children, the both of them content and peaceful.

Then it was all broken as the ocean water receded from the shore and the Black Marrow mother watched in horror as a huge wave rushed forward. Knowing that she had no time and not caring, she tried to grab her newborns, but her older daughter pulled her away and up into the sky to avoid the crashing wave. It slammed into the sandy beach and overwhelmed everything, washing away the Black Marrow's young family.

When the water finally pulled away, leaving an empty beach, her daughter led her back to the soaked ground and watched as her mother grieved over her lost children.