Black Marrows are named for their dark colored hides which are encased in a distinct exoskeleton. Their skull and the top edges of their spine push out from under the skin as they age. As such, their young need excessive amounts of calcium for this armor to develop. The older a Black Marrow dragon is, the more skeletal their appearance. They often use their skeletal looks to lure in foolish scavengers or terrify predators. These vicious dragons love nothing more than to crack open bones with their stony beaks and eat the marrow inside. Voracious scavengers, Black Marrows will swarm and devour corpses both old and fresh, sometimes even dragging larger finds to the water to allow them to “ripen.” Despite their dreadful demeanour and often horrid stench, Black Marrows are devoted mates and parents.

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.

Boisterous and spirited would be the best words to use when describing this dragon, though some members of the flock would probably choose something less flattering, such as loud and annoying.

Not that Phantom cares, he is much too busy enjoying life to be bothered with such trivial things as the opinions of others. The only opinion he cares about is that of his mate, Peta, and even then he usually just laughs away any harsh words the Shadow Walker throws his way. After all, they adore each other, so why linger on the occasional insult when it is never truly meant.

Yet, despite his carefree nature, some dragons have found that there is a nasty side to this Marrow, and that he will tear into anyone who angers him with a sadistic glee. Granted, he never attacks without reason, and those few who bear scars from his teeth and claws are not to be pitied, for they brought it upon themselves when they did the one thing that can incite his wrath: they hurt his mate or their foster hatchlings.