Albino Dragons are so named because their translucent, scale-less skin lacks all pigment. Instead, to help protect their bodies from the sun, they are coated in an oily secretion that blocks the sun’s harmful rays. The call of an albino dragon is similar to a barn owl--a shriek instead of a roar.

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.

Moonstone spends most of the day inside the cave. He avoids the sun as much as possible, because he doesn't like the feel of the sun screen his body creates. Other than long walks on foggy or rainy days, his activities outside the cave are limited to early evening on moonlit nights. Being in the cave all day gives him time to study. In his own quiet way, he watches the interactions of the other dragons, and creates theories about dragon psychology, all of which he keeps to himself. Most of the other dragons consider him insipid, and uninteresting.