Shadow Walkers are a strange breed that possess the ability to slip between the planes of reality, becoming immaterial. This allows them to hide in the shadows, either hunting from the concealment of near invisibility or evading enemies. Though they become corporeal to mate or to eat, they spend most of the rest of their lives walking in the shadows. Shadow Walkers are wary creatures, though on dark autumn evenings when the leaves fall to swirl in the chill, rain damp air, they may be seen drifting out from the shadows.

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.

Holiday Lifted Haunt finds that key to a good halloween is staying up far past bedtime, and the most reliable way to do so is with supplemental caffeine and sugar. Managing imports of beans is to her what a nightmare is to a young wyrmling, so in order to supply coffee to her peers in Lloyprij without dealing with growers and advertising, she has become a Star Doe's Coffee cafe. She sends her fees out to Star Doe's, and Star Doe and her staff send out beans and a few food items along with pricing recommendations. Holiday doesn't need to think about if the wages the growers get are fair, what to charge customers, or any other of those tricky questions. She can focus on late nights and scary stories, which are her real passions.