Crystalline Dragons are a northern breed with icy skin and a ferocious temperament. Their scales are highly reflective and translucent, giving their hides a characteristic “ice crystal” appearance. Large and solitary, they roam mountainsides, tundras, and frozen wastes searching for food and occasionally mates. They have expansive territories and don’t generally roam far outside. If two similarly sized Crystalline Dragons do encounter each other, a vicious and explosive fight is soon to ensue.

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.

Lattice is the most brutish and mean of the Crystallines in his family. His sister and mother can certainly be cruel, but Lattice lives for spreading misery. He has a terrifying obsession with impaling smaller creatures on icicles. He has a whole collection dedicated to it, and it is the stuff of nightmares. For this psychopathic behavior, he was expelled from his family household. So now, he roams his mountain home, a danger to the other tribes of mountain dragons. For all his menace and terror though, Lattice actually isn't much of a fighter. He is the weakest and least magically gifted of his family, hence why he puts on such a menacing persona to intimidate others. Yes, he is psychotic, but he's quite harmless to competent fighters. For this reason, he tends to stay away from other dragons and wanders on his own path. He lurks in the shadows, hiding away to defend himself, especially from the real monster that also calls his mountains home. He knows well to avoid this beast.