Vampire Dragons are members of the undead. They sustain themselves by drinking the blood of others. It is said that they are only “alive” at night, and seem dead or asleep during the day, as they cannot endure sunlight for long periods of time. Vampire Dragons can only reproduce by changing the eggs of other dragons, puncturing the shell with their fangs and injecting venom that kills the baby inside.

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.

Ieenik's pack leader is a very traditional sort who believes that a female's sole role, regardless of her breed, is the rearing of eggs and hatchlings. Thus, as the only female in the pack, Ieenik gets saddled with every new arrival too young to do their own hunting. She's an indifferent caretaker at best, usually preferring to let her charges work out their own problems and teach themselves how to survive, and yet she's better at it than the rest of the pack.