Bleeding Moon Dragons are mostly nocturnal creatures. When outside in the sun, the small red spatters on their back grow and spread, making the dragons appear to “bleed.” It is said that the darker the shade of red, the more aggressive the dragon. Their tail barbs contain a powerful neuro-toxin which they use to subdue their prey. They are solitary creatures except when mating, preferring to dwell in the caves in mountains or other high places. Their large wingspan makes them fast flyers as well as fast runners, but they prefer to glide instead. Males are very competitive and will try almost everything to impress females, who will choose their mates based on speed and performance. Juveniles tend to form bachelor groups once fledged.

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.

Maneteru is good friends with Wypir, Gertryx, Frostinara, Coagmire, Brontaus, and Quickfyre, and and delights in prowling the night with them. Maneteru usually leads these occasional outings and although a passerby might shudder as the macabre dragons parade by, they actually are on the lookout for lost hatchlings, abandoned eggs, and acts of violence. If they find dragons, eggs, or hatchlings in need of help or being hurt, they will quickly intervene and if necessary, severely punish any wrongdoers, which Mantau does by slashing them with her painfully neurotoxic tail. They keep peace and order in the night, and Manteru is the leader, flying high and scouting ahead, using her keen eyesight to look out for trouble both in the air and on the ground from any distance. When the others can't come with her, Manteru will fly alone, always doing her part to help others and serve quick justice to those who do wrong.