Bleeding Moon Dragons are mostly nocturnal creatures. When outside in the sun, the small red spatters on their back grow and spread, making the dragons appear to “bleed.” It is said that the darker the shade of red, the more aggressive the dragon. Their tail barbs contain a powerful neuro-toxin which they use to subdue their prey. They are solitary creatures except when mating, preferring to dwell in the caves in mountains or other high places. Their large wingspan makes them fast flyers as well as fast runners, but they prefer to glide instead. Males are very competitive and will try almost everything to impress females, who will choose their mates based on speed and performance. Juveniles tend to form bachelor groups once fledged.

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.

Maria Bloodmoon is the second female member of the Bloodmoon Clan, a group for Bleeding Moon Dragons whose goal is to survive better in a group than alone. Maria is a kind and loving dragon, almost too kind. Not able to fight for territory herself because of her overly shy and calm personality, she joined the Bloodmoon Clan so that she could be safe and be secure in a group where she could continue to be the kind beast she is, and always will be.

It is said that when the Bloodmoons relocated caves one beautiful fall night, Maria spotted a Nebula Dragon who was severely injured. Although the others wanted to ignore the poor creature because of possible danger and time, Maria pleaded to have them wait for her to help the fellow dragon. Recognizing how important this was to her, Mysfytt allowed her to do so, and that Nebula Dragon survived what could have been a fatal injury.