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.

Dubhe and Mirach are sweet souls. From the first, they played with comedic gentleness and could often be heard purring while doing so. The two heads seem to have distinct personalities. Dubhe is erudite, expressive and often waxes rhapsodic. He has a fondness for Peter Bysshe Shelley, Aaron Copland, Cicero, Socrates, President Barack Obama and Pink Floyd lyrics. Mirach, on the other hand, is the strong, silent, sensitive type and inclined to dreaminess. He often speaks in metaphor and is fond of grooming himself and his brother head. When a curious human approaches and extends a hand, they are happy to meet that contact with a gently-extended talon.