Vampire Dragons are members of the undead. They sustain themselves by drinking the blood of others. It is said that they are only “alive” at night, and seem dead or asleep during the day, as they cannot endure sunlight for long periods of time. Vampire Dragons can only reproduce by changing the eggs of other dragons, puncturing the shell with their fangs and injecting venom that kills the baby inside.

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.

Born to a good family of Seasonal Dragons, he was supposed to be the Spring Dragon that completed his family's mastery of the seasons.  A nanny was distracted, and allowed the little egg to be bitten.  Instead of becoming the hope that springs eternal, he became known as Hope Springs Infernal.  Driven away from the family weyr after attempting to bite his young cousins, he headed west, finding the crypt-weyr of Hellish Katrina Undead where he found shelter and has become one more Vamp in the ranks of her gruesome minions.