Red Dragons are similar to typical story book dragons. They shoot flames, can fly, etc. However, they aren’t evil creatures as depicted in myths and won’t go around raiding castles, killing knights, or kidnapping princesses. They live in a variety of habitats, from forests to coastlines to abandoned castles, usually in warm climates, and eat whatever living creatures they can find.

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.

Although many fire dragons have brilliant red scales, most of the time Smokehide is instead a rather muted shade of ruby. This is due to the great amount of dust and metal shards he generates while working in his forge. Yes, Smokehide is a metalworker, one who crafts fine weapons for giants, dragons and humans alike. His skill is well-respected, but recently a gold dragon-of all things-has also taken up residence nearby, and created a forge of her own. While rather miffed about this robbery of some of his business, at the same time he can't help but be strangely enamored with the beautiful, shining female...