Cavern Lurker Dragons are nocturnal ambush predators. Although small, they are very aggressive and will attack anything weak enough to be overpowered. Their preferred method of hunting is to lie in wait in a cave, burrow, or other small, enclosed space; when any potential prey passes they will lunge out to grab hold of the unsuspecting victim and drag it back into the lair. Cavern Lurkers have an odd aversion to sunlight and almost never venture out during the day. More commonly sighted are the odd piles of bones they stack near the entrance to their dens. Their mating call is a low-pitched bumping noise.

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.

Making his home in the ruins of an old castle by the sea, this fiendish male has a small army of carnivorous pygmies at his command. The tiny terrors will go out into towns and farms, whispering to any who seek miracles that a most marvelous pixie lives in the castle by the sea, and can grant them great powers if they go to see him. Those fools who go to investigate are inevitably caught and killed by the hulking dragon, the beast sharing the kill with his pygmy servants as payment for their work.