Gold dragons are the ones most often killed by humans, who consider their scales to be extremely valuable. These golden scales grant them a high level of protection, similar to armor, and they use this to their advantage in battle.

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.

A child who knew no fear, he grew up laughing at his father's stories of monsters, because there was no way such things could ever hurt him. No, the father he admired so much--strong, kind, protector of the weak--would never let that happen.

He believed that truth until it was proven false. His father's interference in the dark maneuverings of a vampire coven earned their hatred, and in their vileness they retaliated in the cruelest way possible. A full out attack one night saw his son stolen, locked away in the dark and used as a reservoir of blood by a flock of demons. When the dragon finally recovered his child, close to a month later, he was not the same.

Now an adult, the son bears no grudge against his father, and never has. His only malice is reserved for vampires, whom he hunts with the utmost passion; eyes so often clouded with pain and dark memories burn with light when they find his prey, and undead far and wide have learned to fear the golden dragon with a thousand scars.