Black Dragons are warriors. They are strong and capable in battles of force, but also ample magic users, capable of devastating opponents with their spells. Their bright eyes give them excellent night vision, which is why they generally hunt during the night.

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.

Clyde has been named "Black Death" by his enemies, as all they see of him are the black scales he leaves behind.

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He hunts them in the twilight, as the crimson horizon paints the thousand lakes red. This hunter has switched his prey to the army approaching from the east. He tracks them down the wilds, there's no hiding once he's on their trail. As day goes into the night there's a flash in the darkness. Hundreds fall by his spells.

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They're in his sights, the first kills tonight. They're in the spell's way, the Black Death's prey. As the dawn breaks in the morning, the snow, once white, has turned to red. The tale of a sniper is born among the corpses of a hundred soldiers.

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He waits in the dark, holding snow in his mouth to hide his breath. His mind is steady, and his target is in sight. The moment to cast has come. Hundreds of kills, from a Black and his magic.

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"Stay out of sight, and cover your head," the necromancers whisper. "When he casts his spell, you're dead."