Albino Dragons are so named because their translucent, scale-less skin lacks all pigment. Instead, to help protect their bodies from the sun, they are coated in an oily secretion that blocks the sun’s harmful rays. The call of an albino dragon is similar to a barn owl--a shriek instead of a roar.

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.

Dolen Loth might forever be doomed to mean commentary by younger dragons. His name means 'Hidden Blossom', causing many dragons to tease him, saying that any male dragon with a name such as his is a joke. Those who dare insult him outright and to his face, however, will never do so again. They will have learned their lesson, and will walk away with ringing ears and broken eardrums at the sound of the loud, high-pitched screech that Dolen Loth has perfected.