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.

The first Vampire of the Gleaming clan. As might be expected of her kind, Vampiress is vicious, cunning and incredibly cruel. The only one she shows the slightest bit of respect for is lady YuClara, the clans human leader, without her, she would have died as an egg. Hardly a social creature, she may speak a few words to other select dragons but that is not to be mistaken for a friendship.

Vampiress believes the training of the clans defense team is too soft and enemies to the clan are dealt with without enough force. But Darkness Gleaming, even while a warrior himself refuses to let her have her way with her bloodthirsty ideas. Because she cannot take our her fury at one of the clans Leaders, Vampiress is constantly at odds with Darkness's second in command and son, DarkVoice Gleaming.