Shimmer-scale Dragons are a very beautiful breed with small—but highly reflective—scales that shimmer and shine as the dragon moves through water. They don’t have fins or webbed feet, but their long, eel-like bodies allow them to swim quite fast. They were once rumored to carry large pearls in their claws—causing many to seek them out in search of this fabulous treasure. In reality, the “pearl” is of greater value to the dragon, for the fabled treasure is actually an egg carried by a migrating female.

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.

In the perilous caverns of Mt. Doom, a modestly sizeable volcano named by the megalomaniac Queen Visenya, often lies Rhaenys in tranquil prayer. Severe and volatile in her waking, the shimmer-scale worships her fire god, of which she has dreams and visions. Entranced by her gifts, she prefers the spiritual isolation provided within the volcanic earth. Though full of sweltering lava strewn caverns, further from the core exists milder tunnels littered with steaming springs, and within these pools Rhaenys slips into her faith. There with eyes closed and every muscle loosed, she sways in submission beneath the water, barely glimmering in the near pitch darkness like sunken bronze treasure.