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.

"Stories for your reading pleasure

Are not limited to text,"

This deep sea dragon tells his list'ner,

"Look around and read what's next."

Others ask him how, perplexed.

From some ridges in the sand

He can read how stingrays scanned

For buried prey. His listener, still vexed

Then hears of fin-prints, filled-in holes

That had been dug by hiding soles.

He might tell tales of growth and storms

From how the coral reef conforms;

Or if he's near a smoker's base

Eruptions that tore through the place.