Turpentine Dragons are named for the oil that covers their scales. This oil resembles turpentine in odor and is mildly toxic; it will not kill but it burns to the touch and will cause illness in anyone who ingests it. Turpentine Dragons roam in large packs, often stealing food from larger dragons, though they are able to hunt for themselves if necessary. Many other breeds consider Turpentine Dragons to be pests, so they primarily breed among themselves.

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.

Corrosive Cross is likely to get lost

On even short excursions

Reciting songs about high peaks and frost,

Romances, old inversions

Or tales of primal mana spirits old,

She wanders, losing track

In sandy deserts, places where it's cold

Valleys, even  and cannot get back

Even when she's not under attack!

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Cross gets into very many fights,

Roving through populous lands

Often because of her breed—which bites:

She dislikes such reprimands

Since she doesn't join thieving bands.