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.

Shakara Goldberry is a sweet and caring golden shimmerscale, who loves a dragon named Flirren. His scales are dull, but his personality is not. Often, she sees many other shimmer scales that are shinier than even hers, offering for her to come with them instead of the dreary idiot beside her. She would turn to look at Flirren, whose mood would be as dull as his scales, smile vaguely at the offerer, and walk away with Flirren by her side. None of the shimmer scales could understand why she wanted to be with a drab dragon and not with them, and Shakara never bothered to explain. She simply remained with Flirren. For the rest of her life, she vowed.