Lumina Dragons received their names from their highly reflective scales, which—at times—seem to glow. They are vain, always strutting about and preening incessantly; if one of their scales has so much as a scratch or a defect, they’ll remove it. Luckily, their scales grow back quickly, and each new growth is more beautiful than the last. These narcissistic dragons live in small groups and prefer to surround themselves with beauty. The females guard their territory and eggs while the males search for vegetation to eat.

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.

AD has a heritage to be truly proud of: a noble mother more interested in helping others than being revered and a father more in love with wisdom than looks. And yet he can never let anyone know who his parents actually were. Because they were incredibly egoistical in one thing (and one thing only): their love for each other. Although both of them knew about the terrible danger of the Prophecy of Mirrored Hearts and what their relationship might trigger, they couldn't keep their claws from each other.

AD was sent away, like all his siblings, for his parents hoped to keep their relationship a secret to avoid the terrible consequences even if it demanded a terrible price. A price AD pays as well of course, because he can never talk about his parents, can never acknowledge the family he nevertheless loves and admires.