Black Marrows are named for their dark colored hides which are encased in a distinct exoskeleton. Their skull and the top edges of their spine push out from under the skin as they age. As such, their young need excessive amounts of calcium for this armor to develop. The older a Black Marrow dragon is, the more skeletal their appearance. They often use their skeletal looks to lure in foolish scavengers or terrify predators. These vicious dragons love nothing more than to crack open bones with their stony beaks and eat the marrow inside. Voracious scavengers, Black Marrows will swarm and devour corpses both old and fresh, sometimes even dragging larger finds to the water to allow them to “ripen.” Despite their dreadful demeanour and often horrid stench, Black Marrows are devoted mates and parents.

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.

Orlageddon almost constantly maintains an intimidating appearance so that others leave her in peace. Even when she is happy, she rarely smiles, and she has mastered a glare that is guaranteed to send annoying hatchlings running to their parents in an instant. She isn't exactly evil, though; just moody and not much of a social butterfly. Even when she was a hatchling, Orlageddon liked to play by herself. Easy to amuse, she would often spend hours on end with a single toy that caught her eye, and she was happiest with some of her keeper's crayons and paper. This artistic passion, if not necessarily talent, has stayed with her to this day.