Black Capped Teimarr are a small and sociable breed of dragon with an appetite for seafood. They can commonly be seen flitting around sand dunes and tidal marshes, searching for crabs and other aquatic invertebrates, or cavorting in tidal pools in hopes of finding landlocked fish. Because of their large wing-to-body size, they are excellent long distance fliers and are known to migrate hundreds of miles along coastlines, or even across open sea to outlying islands in search of seasonal delicacies such as bird eggs, fledglings and schooling bait fish. The males are easily distinguished by their large jousting horns and their extendable neck frill, which they show off to the females through enthusiastic head bobbing.

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 visions that Avima has are unseen by anybody else in the clans. For some reason, Avima sees banners flashing up in front of his eyes, telling him that there are beautiful single dragons in his area, or that there are apples waiting to be won by him. Avima isn't quite sure why he would want to win an apple, as they are relatively easy to grow, and when he looks around he can never find the hordes of gorgeous lady dragons that he is promised. Avima has found no way to make them go away, no matter what the healers have prescribed or how much meditation her does. Sometimes however, the visions are impossible to ignore, as they follow him, telling him that he risks getting a virus, which concerns him greatly. Despite intense research, Avima has found no trace of this mysterious disease, but continues to travel the world, looking for a cure for this rare, and obviously deadly disease, in order to protect the clans.