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.

Gloom'Rel is utterly evil. She is a vicious beast who will mercilessly attack anything that looks tasty enough for her, ripping the poor creature apart with her razor-sharp claws and fangs before finishing it off with her special power: she absorbs the soul of the dying creature, rejuvenating her and healing any injuries she might have received. Her magical powers tend to have horrifying effects on the victim's body, usually ending with the victim being reduced to nothing more than a pile of mangled flesh and shattered bones. Just like her brother Doom'Rel, she enjoys torturing her prey before killing them, though she tends to be more violent towards them than her brother. Thankfully, she and Doom'Rel are kept in check by the more powerful members of the clan, thus preventing them from harming innocents; they're only allowed to harm the enemies of the clan.