Split Dragons use their sharp teeth and wings to hunt large animals and rarely eat plants. They are intelligent dragons who enjoy mental challenges, preferably alone; Split Dragons are normally solitary except during mating season. When mating, many dragons come together in a group to raise their eggs and hatchlings. These groups tend to be very noisy—reminiscent of a thunderstorm—and last only until the hatchlings are capable of surviving on their own.

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.

Two-headed dragons are unique enough to deserve a separate classification from ordinary dragons. They have two necks, two brains, two mouths, but one stomach and one main body. The two heads usually work together, but there are times when they will fight each other, snapping back and forth. Their unique anatomy prevents them from breeding with single-headed dragons.

Bvad and Sven are the mate of Ciurv and Vuric. Bvad loves Vuric and Sven loves Ciurv, but all four dislike their partner's other head. Bvad grows pears and Sven grows quince, which are both part of the pom family and can be grafted together, so all their trees are half-pear and half-quince.

On evenly numbered days Bvad picks on Sven for having a boy's name and Sven complains about the similarity between 'Bvad' and 'bad'. The other dragons in their area have figured this out, and tend to avoid them on their bad days. However, because they spend so much time with their partner, who tends to be problematic on odd-numbered days, they rarely get visitors.