Split Dragons use their sharp teeth and wings to hunt large animals and rarely eat plants. They are intelligent dragons who enjoy mental challenges, preferably alone; Split Dragons are normally solitary except during mating season. When mating, many dragons come together in a group to raise their eggs and hatchlings. These groups tend to be very noisy—reminiscent of a thunderstorm—and last only until the hatchlings are capable of surviving on their own.

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.

Two-headed dragons are unique enough to deserve a separate classification from ordinary dragons. They have two necks, two brains, two mouths, but one stomach and one main body. The two heads usually work together, but there are times when they will fight each other, snapping back and forth. Their unique anatomy prevents them from breeding with single-headed dragons.

As a young dragon, Zalantis was constantly ridiculed by the other dragons for being too picky when choosing a mate.  She had several prospective mates attempt to woo her, but she refused each and every one of them, even though the other girls in the clan insisted they were perfectly fine young dragons.  She vowed it was worth facing life alone rather than to mate with the wrong dragon.  Eventually, a handsome young dragon named Bohumius arrived to the Caverns and made his modest attempt to win her.  Zalantis was shocked to find this timid young male to be so alluring and knew she had finally found the mate she had been waiting for.