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.

Most outsiders who stumble upon Kadoatie's half-mad clan are quite horrified. They, not being half-mad (at the time, anyways) shared the common opinion. However, when clan medic Vysilk nursed him back to health after a tragic accident, he felt obligated to stay. At first he shied away from the other dragons, growing more and more desperate for anyone to talk to. The only female split at the time, We, would not have been too appealing had he not already fallen into the typical get-what-you-can-get mindset of the clan. As it was, he took her as his mate and tried to find more enjoyment in his new children. They's life is not a satisfying one, but he struggles on nonetheless to be accepted in his adopted family, gradually becoming more and more "dang crazy".