Black Marrows are named for their dark colored hides which are encased in a distinct exoskeleton. Their skull and the top edges of their spine push out from under the skin as they age. As such, their young need excessive amounts of calcium for this armor to develop. The older a Black Marrow dragon is, the more skeletal their appearance. They often use their skeletal looks to lure in foolish scavengers or terrify predators. These vicious dragons love nothing more than to crack open bones with their stony beaks and eat the marrow inside. Voracious scavengers, Black Marrows will swarm and devour corpses both old and fresh, sometimes even dragging larger finds to the water to allow them to “ripen.” Despite their dreadful demeanour and often horrid stench, Black Marrows are devoted mates and parents.

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.

Behold, seeker of the Dragon lore, Fryer of Horrors of the Black Marrows. Terrifying enough to behold when they are grown up, young Black Marrows seem to somewhat lack this quality. This specimen was bought off a mysterious monger of medicines by the owner of a traveling menagerie when he was inside his egg still. Knowing the egg to be that of a dragon, the man placed it among the eggs of the ostrich which was part of his show, and waited. When the egg hatched, the hatchling killed all the ostrich eggs but still his owner did not realize how dangerous his new "pet" was, or how sapient. He named him the Fryer of Horrors (because that is what he thought he looked like) and began to train him as part of the show. Soon enough he was the crowd puller. But the dragon was merely waiting for the moment to take revenge, and finally the time was ripe. You will be spared the gruesome details of that night, dear reader—but think of this: when did you last see or hear of traveling menageries.