Vampire Dragons are members of the undead. They sustain themselves by drinking the blood of others. It is said that they are only “alive” at night, and seem dead or asleep during the day, as they cannot endure sunlight for long periods of time. Vampire Dragons can only reproduce by changing the eggs of other dragons, puncturing the shell with their fangs and injecting venom that kills the baby inside.

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.

His scales are shiny, bronzy, almost metallic looking; and yet, Aurumhex is not a gold. No, he is in fact a Vampire. He would have been a gold, if it were not for Starscream, who had managed to acquire his egg as it rolled down the hill. Starscream had, from the moment he laid his hands on the beautiful gold, intended to see what happens should such a treasure be bitten.

The result is Aurumhex, named for the element gold, and like the rest of his kind, he stays in his cavern during the day, never venturing out into the sun lest he turns to ash.