Deep Sea Dragons, as their name suggests, spend most of their time in the darkest depths of the sea. They have a bioluminescent dorsal spine that serves to attract prey and communicate with their own kind. As with many deep sea animals, they generally eat whatever they can manage to bait. They rarely leave the ocean floor, surfacing only during breeding season. When they do choose to travel to the shallower depths, they avoid bright lights and will only come up far away from shore.

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.

Head down to the pit—a treasure

Sunken under salty waves

Dumped somewhere too deep to measure

Awaits whoever comes and braves

The deep sea dragon who dislikes

Refuse on th'abyssal plain.

To protect his shoals of pikes

He clears the boards and chests that stain

His bioluminescent reef

And throws them in his massive pit.

Naval wars give him such grief

That he will throw a mighty fit.

Although his temper makes him gruff

Deep down, he would truly love

If someone came to take the stuff

Away to somewhere far above.