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.

Vincent VII Valentine has a reserved and quiet personality and prefers to keep to himself. He can be found sitting on the tops of cliffs by the seashore where he gazes out across the ocean whilst remaining lost in his own thoughts. He rarely approaches other dragons and will often flee if one gets too close to him. He tends to stick to the shadows and lurks within the safety of darkness, but his shimmering scales can give him away in an instant. He loves eating freshwater fish and so will hunt in the rivers rather than in the sea. Vincent also suffers from a lonely heart; his life spent in isolation has left him depressed and upset and he can never bring himself to approach another dragon no matter how hard he tries.