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.

Kathryn von Bonepicker III likes to think of herself as a glamorous dragon. She uses many dyes and colorful hues to make herself 'prettier', she wears many bits of ghastly, bone-carved jewelry and strange, musty stones, and she carves intricate notches into her exoskeleton. But really, in reality, nobody really likes her. They all feel uncomfortable around her, watching her speak so highly of herself. But Kathryn von Bonepicker III doesn't mind their awkwardness. She just drones on and on about all the latest fashions and the most beautiful dyes, and about how long it took her to smear them over herself, and about what type of berry she crushes to create this or that stench that seems to hang around her, permeating the air with a horrid, perfume-like odor...