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.

Al is most certainly weird, even for an albino dragon. Her breed and behaviour both attribute to her name. One of her peculiar behaviours is making dolphin-like leaps in the air during flight, complete with an attempt at dolphin noises; although what really comes out of her maw is the breed's trademark owl shriek. When born, the human caring for her and her clutch mistook her for a male—explaining the masculine name!