Gold dragons are the ones most often killed by humans, who consider their scales to be extremely valuable. These golden scales grant them a high level of protection, similar to armor, and they use this to their advantage in battle.

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.

Other dragons hoard piles of gold and precious gemstones, but Sharrdas has always been fascinated by the beauty of stained glass windows. With the help of the pygmies and his owner, he has hung a myriad of them around the cave so that they cast multicolored shadows on the walls. He loves staring at them and their beautiful designs, which he will do for hours. He tries to make his own with buckets of sand, but they never turn out right, so he usually steals them from human churches.