Originating from a single species that thrived in ancient times, Xenowyrms have become an incredibly diverse breed whose appearances vary depending on their habitats. Each Xenowyrm subspecies is heavily reliant on the power of different types of mana, making them powerful magic users. Astrapi are easily the most temperamental of all Xenowyrm subspecies. Their unpredictable behavior—coupled with their masterful control of lightning magic—has the potential for devastating results. Most of their time is spent airborne, flying through the skies or circling mountainsides for prey.

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.

One summer's day, a young woman (who was also a dragon raiser) had ventured far from her home for the purpose of exploring beyond the borders of the land she calls home. Suddenly, the blue of the summer sky was blotted out by the clouds of an approaching storm, and the girl started to head for home as quick as she could. Clambering through the foothills of a string of alpine peaks, she started to recognize some familiar landmarks and knew she had almost arrived back home. Cresting the last ridge, she slid a bit on the rocky ground and nearly fell, her foot catching on something. Brushing off the dust, she discovered it was yet another glassy egg! Placing it with the others she'd found she rushed towards the nursery cave and left her newest additions in the care of her Pink dragons, home safe and sound at last.

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As the youngest and only female of her owner's original six Xenowyrms, Lightningwyrm sometimes has a 'bratty' attitude towards her 'siblings', and often sulks on mountaintops.