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.

To the humans, Rubbery Man is not a man, but he tries to act like one so they're not so uncomfortable around him. He is slimy and foreign and strange, and most everyone in the city treats him with derision. He enjoys human music, though his own is cacophony to them. He can communicate only with gestures and burbling; he seems unable to produce a coherent thought to the humans, so speaking with him is difficult. It's a mystery why Rubbery Man lives in the city and tries to get along with them. Maybe he's under orders from an outsider who doesn't understand that he is an outcast and a target for harassment. He keeps amber in his hoard rather than metallic treasure and gives some amber to the few humans who are kind or helpful to him.