Hooktalon Dragons are a two-headed breed named for the long, curved claw that grows on the first finger of each of their hands. Their skin is tough and covered in razor sharp, tooth-like scales, and as they age they grow a dense, keratinous club on the end of their tail. Wild Hooktalons live in migratory, matriarchal clans around deserts and hot scrublands, hunting and stealing kills from other dragons as they please. They are notoriously ill-tempered and the females, being the largest and most aggressive of their kind, will often lash out at their male counterparts in brief, explosive disputes over anything and everything. The only creature with which a Hooktalon will not fight is itself: though the dragon has two heads and thus two brains, a strong connection between its brains allows them to function as one.

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.

Two-headed dragons are unique enough to deserve a separate classification from ordinary dragons. They have two necks, two brains, two mouths, but one stomach and one main body. The two heads usually work together, but there are times when they will fight each other, snapping back and forth. Their unique anatomy prevents them from breeding with single-headed dragons.

Ivon and Afanasiya is a very interesting Hooktalon dragon. Ivon, the right head, has a wonderful musical taste and looks up to the musicians of Desertstriders. Since she was never raised in a colony of Hooktalons, she doesn't have the affinity to lash out at male dragons. She is very childish, but it doesn't annoy anyone. She is trying to overcome this immaturity, but she constantly fails, especially while fighting. The left head, Afanasiya, is bitter and mistrusting towards those who talk to her, save those who helped her in some way, and before they do, they won't be treated very well. If one sees their things destroyed by sharp claws, be sure this was Afanasiya. However, once one does something nice to her, she will start helping too. One thing that Ivon and Afanasiya have in common is that they aren't good at fighting, and if countered, they will submit- most likely because they are too lazy to fight.