Shimmer-scale Dragons are a very beautiful breed with small—but highly reflective—scales that shimmer and shine as the dragon moves through water. They don’t have fins or webbed feet, but their long, eel-like bodies allow them to swim quite fast. They were once rumored to carry large pearls in their claws—causing many to seek them out in search of this fabulous treasure. In reality, the “pearl” is of greater value to the dragon, for the fabled treasure is actually an egg carried by a migrating female.

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.

A wonderful singer, Jaymes Young attracts attention wherever he goes because of his delightfully misty voice. He sings most often while flying, and because he tends to fly when the moon is full, many people have come to believe a full moon will bring his voice again. There aren't a lot of people who know it's him though, but he doesn't mind. He just loves singing, and the things he hears other say about his singing whenever he's not.

The most well-known of Jaymes's tunes is 'Moondust', a slow, gentle rhythm he sang while flying when the moon was particularly full. Due to his scales, people thought he was moondust, and so the name stuck. It's his favorite to hear village children sing to each other at night.