Black Marrows are named for their dark colored hides which are encased in a distinct exoskeleton. Their skull and the top edges of their spine push out from under the skin as they age. As such, their young need excessive amounts of calcium for this armor to develop. The older a Black Marrow dragon is, the more skeletal their appearance. They often use their skeletal looks to lure in foolish scavengers or terrify predators. These vicious dragons love nothing more than to crack open bones with their stony beaks and eat the marrow inside. Voracious scavengers, Black Marrows will swarm and devour corpses both old and fresh, sometimes even dragging larger finds to the water to allow them to “ripen.” Despite their dreadful demeanour and often horrid stench, Black Marrows are devoted mates and parents.

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.

Infamous for being known as the Lady of Decay, Xenomorphic is hailed as queen of her dragons, though in reality she is merely one in a circle of nobles. Other dragons pay no mind to her dreams of higher power, knowing that she is inherently bluffing as the position of true Empress would be too confining for her particular habits and the fact that dragons from outside her chosen group seldom like to get very close to her at all if they have to. She can be incredibly off putting to those unfamiliar with her sinister nature, though it is agreed that she plays an important role for the sudden influx of dragons that are otherworldly in nature or otherwise unacceptable or shunned by others. She makes no effort to hide her true and often grisly ways, but there is no denying her love for her house of outcasts, which is truly unconditional.