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.

Countess Demonne takes her name not from demons of lore as some might suspect, but from her debating skill and her habit of ending a soft-spoken but lengthy exposition with the words 'quod erat demonstrandum'. Quick-witted, silver-tongued and often underestimated in a social context, Demonne's primary shortfall is her regrettably obvious physical inferiority relative to the average vampire. This fact has left her with no rank of note within her clan, though this has not chipped at her pride. Her sire, Count Leroy, keeps her integrated amongst the Montagues and grants her the occasional intellectual task, having learnt to deal with her excessive nitpicking out of appreciation for her thorough execution.