Desipis Dragons are an extremely dangerous breed, synonymous with the paths of desolation they leave in their wakes. These gargantuan beasts are infamous for their innate ability to control and manipulate the minds of others, which they use to pulverize the sanities of their foes and forge false memories. This power is especially effective on the foolish, and only the strongest-willed individuals have been known to resist a Desipis’s cunning. Most who anger Desipises do not live to tell the tale. Desipis Dragons are especially feared for their uncanny power of absorbing the magic of others with the fire they breathe and converting it into the bright reserves of crystallized mana that decorate their bodies.

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.

One of the three Great Matriarchs of the Vorare clan, Psychemachia is cold and calculating. To her, all of life is a competition in one form or another, contests upon contests, battles within battles. Although she dislikes losing, she rarely concedes defeat, instead perceiving losses either as minor temporary setbacks, or as purposeful tactical retreats leading to later victory. Psychemachia is capable of stirring up conflict where none exists naturally, and will do so if nothing else is forthcoming. But the Desipis finds it easier and more entertaining to feed existing strife, to which she is drawn by some magnet-like inner awareness. She loves nothing better than to discover some fight or debate and either leap in as an unexpected third party to sow chaos, or else secretly use her magics to inflame and provoke both combatants, simultaneously helping and hindering all involved until the situation is a hopeless pandemonium. Even a casual interaction with her is apt to be maddening.