Arcana Dragons are a rarely-encountered breed of dragon known for both their magical abilities, and their quirky, hardworking nature. These dragons have specialized organs for storing mana, and can produce varying effects from these reserves simply through instinct. However, they are also very intelligent dragons, and when raised around mages, or others of their own kind, almost invariably become obsessed with the study of magic. Arcanae are diligent in their efforts to discover as many uses for magic as possible, and while they will openly treat others to the fruits of their labor—especially others who share their interests—they will also use their knowledge and abilities to trick any creature that thinks it can take advantage of them.

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 greatest of the mage-dragons that serve the Draconic Court, Arthur Sutherland is an eccentric, obsessive, and unusually possessive Arcana. The rather ostentatious castle he lives in overflows with treasures and other curious objects Arthur has collected or stolen through his travels, which he leaves to his bewitched serfs to sort through and display proudly in his ornate halls. Crystals, jewelry, bones, books, cloth, maps, creatures, plants, scales, feathers, tools, and every other sort of object, of almost any quality, can be found in his keep. He is also quite possessive of the humans who dwell in and around the castle grounds, enchanting them as he pleases to keep them from leaving. Many of the other dragons of the Court fear Arthur and his voracious desire to hoard all things, though they remain thankful that they could never become part of his treasure keep. However, he does keep a strange scroll with drawings of, and the names of, all dragons within the Court...