Heartseeker Dragons are very social creatures that emanate a sweet chocolatey scent. Their captivating perfume easily attracts adult dragons that don’t yet have a mate. Heartseekers use their keen sense of smell to detect solitary dragons and potential mates in the area. By rubbing their fins against objects such as trees and rocks, they leave a scent trail for the other dragons to follow to meet each other. Although these dragons are seen year-round, the scent of a Heartseeker becomes particularly potent during the middle of winter. During this time, a single Heartseeker may play matchmaker to dozens of dragons, but he will also choose a special mate of his 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.

The Heart Reaper was a sad Heart-seeker, for unlike his friend, Heart Chaser, or the others of his kind, he was terrible at match-making. Eventually, other dragons ignored his sweet scented trail, and instead moved away whenever they knew he was there.

After a few years of his failed attempts to help others find love, he became known as the Heart Reaper, since his many vain attempts had lead to torn hearts, which took much time to heal. Finally, demoralized, The Heart Reaper stopped trying to pair up other dragons, and focused more on finding his own mate. Perhaps, he reasoned, he could do a better job at match-making if he had his own match.

With that in mind, he began his search, and in his travels, came across a group of thunder dragons, one of whom had heard very little of him. Intrigued by his love of wandering, she chose to follow. Soon, they were deeply in love, and the next February, worked together to make matches that lasted as long as theirs.