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.

Aettin feels terribly out of place, because she is unlike her scrollmates. She feels closest to Shiverwynd, who treats her kindly, but on the whole she prefers her own company.

Haplox is an occasional balm to her emotional distress, but she wishes she fit in with the other females as well—after all, having an attentive male helps, but not as much as the comapanionship of like-minded friends.

Of all the scroll-bound dragons in her pack, she is perhaps the most conflicted. She wants very much to be a part of the group, but she also feels like an outcast—and she often wonders, should she be like Poison, and remove herself willingly, or find another route to happiness...