Vampire Dragons are members of the undead. They sustain themselves by drinking the blood of others. It is said that they are only “alive” at night, and seem dead or asleep during the day, as they cannot endure sunlight for long periods of time. Vampire Dragons can only reproduce by changing the eggs of other dragons, puncturing the shell with their fangs and injecting venom that kills the baby inside.

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.

Drixt is unusual compared to her companion vampires of the cave. Refusing to take the name Blight, and bow before the leadership of Achmed, she goes about her tasks in her own way, seeking not to destroy or save her fellow creatures and eggs, or the eggs and dragons who have not been turned. Drixt defies the clan of Blight and in doing so sets herself apart from the rest of the fanatical devotion her fellow vampires exhibit.