Shadow Walkers are a strange breed that possess the ability to slip between the planes of reality, becoming immaterial. This allows them to hide in the shadows, either hunting from the concealment of near invisibility or evading enemies. Though they become corporeal to mate or to eat, they spend most of the rest of their lives walking in the shadows. Shadow Walkers are wary creatures, though on dark autumn evenings when the leaves fall to swirl in the chill, rain damp air, they may be seen drifting out from the shadows.

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.

Ghostly Epic is the conductor of the Nworset Orchestra, taking advantage of trick lighting and her intangible nature to be completely invisible to the audience so that she doesn't interfere with their enjoyment of a performance, especially when the orchestra is there only to provide accompaniment to a play. She doesn't think she deserves any credit for the music she leads because she never makes a sound herself, but without her keeping time and synchronising the musicians to the sometimes unpredictable movements of the actors the orchestra would be sorely wanting. She is often the first staff member to leave the theatre after the performance is over, leading a large number of out-of-towners in the audience thinking there really is no conductor. All the musicians heap praise on their conductor, however, especially Elberta.