Shadow Walkers are a strange breed that possess the ability to slip between the planes of reality, becoming immaterial. This allows them to hide in the shadows, either hunting from the concealment of near invisibility or evading enemies. Though they become corporeal to mate or to eat, they spend most of the rest of their lives walking in the shadows. Shadow Walkers are wary creatures, though on dark autumn evenings when the leaves fall to swirl in the chill, rain damp air, they may be seen drifting out from the shadows.

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.

Agbada grew up on the sheer ice cliffs of mount Meneros. Unlike her father, she was not really ready to deal with the extreme cold and only survived because she spent her time mostly incorporeal making her immune to the elements. While she was able to survive, it could hardly be called living. Agbada left the frozen heights when she matured to live her life in more moderate climates. She still spends most of her time incorporeal, but now it's out of choice and not necessity.