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.

Crossroads is very bitter about being stolen from his dragon family by his neglectful human 'parent'. Despite his anger, he has been put in charge of looking after the hatchlings. Despite having two heads, he still has his hands (claws) full making sure none of the hatchlings get into danger. And, no matter how much he says that he hates the 'overgrown rodents', the hatchlings do bring out a softer side in him.

Crossroads is rather unusual for a Split dragon, in that instead of having two separate personalities for each head, he has only one personality. He has two heads, two brains, but only one mind. What one head sees, the other one sees as well. It is not unusual for a conversation to switch back and forth between heads, much to the confusion of the other dragons.