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.

Damiun is the most reserved, and quiet dragon in his clan. He never speaks-- always drifting here and there, never staying in the same place twice. Yet despite being rather aloof, Damiun is one of the most skilled and helpful dragons. He would help lost hatchlings back to their homes, save abandoned eggs, and help adult dragons in any of their distresses. Due to his kind nature, many dragons name him "Silent Benevolence". Some suggest that Damiun is unable to talk, and could be mute; others suggest that perhaps there is no need for speech, for helping others speaks for him that he means no harm.