Split Dragons use their sharp teeth and wings to hunt large animals and rarely eat plants. They are intelligent dragons who enjoy mental challenges, preferably alone; Split Dragons are normally solitary except during mating season. When mating, many dragons come together in a group to raise their eggs and hatchlings. These groups tend to be very noisy—reminiscent of a thunderstorm—and last only until the hatchlings are capable of surviving on their own.

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.

Two-headed dragons are unique enough to deserve a separate classification from ordinary dragons. They have two necks, two brains, two mouths, but one stomach and one main body. The two heads usually work together, but there are times when they will fight each other, snapping back and forth. Their unique anatomy prevents them from breeding with single-headed dragons.

Although technically a member of the Ruda Clan, Windchaser the Feral seems more like a lone dragon than one in a group. Separately named Wind and Chaser, both heads of this dragon prefer living out in the territory alone rather than with the rest of the clan, going to meet with the group only when his presence is absolutely required. Few dragons, even those in the clan, really know anything of Windchaser at all. Only Alexandros the Unmoving, Talinia the Fierce, Gyatso the Forlorn, and the dragons charged with patrol and messenger duty have formed close relationships with him. To most of the other dragons, however, Windchaser the Feral is a mystery.