Vampire Dragons are members of the undead. They sustain themselves by drinking the blood of others. It is said that they are only “alive” at night, and seem dead or asleep during the day, as they cannot endure sunlight for long periods of time. Vampire Dragons can only reproduce by changing the eggs of other dragons, puncturing the shell with their fangs and injecting venom that kills the baby inside.

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.

Kesari struggled for many years to get her parents, Salamyne and Tiera of House Nyx, to accept her. Born a White egg, she was brought by Raptor, the caretaker of the Nightfyre Caverns, to Deritas, who bit the unknowing egg. The successful bite changed the growing embryo into a vampire as well. For her time as a hatchling, her parents were wary and distrustful towards her, but eventually they came to grips with their daughter's night-dwelling nature-- so long as she promised never to bite any of her siblings.