Carina Dragons, though a rare sight, are quite brilliant to behold. Typically gentle, they abhor violence and have developed a rather unique method of camouflage to avoid it: their wings and bodies blend into the night sky while the cobalt flames that adorn their bodies burn brightly, making them appear to be shooting stars when they fly. Their fire also wards off predators and shields them from unwanted brawls. However, despite this enmity toward bloodshed, Carinae can become dangerous when faced with peril, especially if their young are in jeopardy. Legends speak of young Carina Dragons consuming entire constellations, which then become emblazoned on their wings.

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.

Nightshade Bellium used to be a known dragon, a renowned dragon—at the very least, he always talks about himself that way. He'll often reminisce about what he calls "the old days", when he supposedly made a name for himself in bounty hunting or protecting his family's territory—but now, he mostly just flies around, bemoaning the fact that he's older and weaker than the other dragons that encroach on his land. Even the blue fires on his wings seem to burn less brightly at times.

While Nightshade tries to remain neutral in most situations, his emotions sway him greatly and he ends up snapping at the dragons that he argues with more often than not. His penchant for being brutally honest and harsher than he really needs to be gets him into fights that he usually can't handle, and he's sulked off to his den, nursing his battered pride, more times than he cares to admit.

He means well, of course—but the way he handles himself certainly doesn't make it seem that way.