Shimmer-scale Dragons are a very beautiful breed with small—but highly reflective—scales that shimmer and shine as the dragon moves through water. They don’t have fins or webbed feet, but their long, eel-like bodies allow them to swim quite fast. They were once rumored to carry large pearls in their claws—causing many to seek them out in search of this fabulous treasure. In reality, the “pearl” is of greater value to the dragon, for the fabled treasure is actually an egg carried by a migrating female.

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.

She spent her childhood tumbling across her parents' hoards, and what mounds of treasure they were; fine gems and ancient talismans as far as the eye could see, but above all else, there was GOLD. It filled the caverns as far as they went, and they dined on them, played on them, slept on them. The radiance of a million coins filled her dreams, and when she reached adulthood, she knew exactly what she would spend her eternity doing.

Her trove is not yet so abundant as her parents, but already it is marvelous, heaped to the brim with golden treasures won, found, stolen. She sings songs of her riches and to her riches, content to spend her days lazing upon their shining shapes--but always ready to chase after a new whisper of treasure, or to defend her hoard with all her might from thieves.