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.

Far and Near are dedicated workers who take their time to do their jobs right, but one split's job often interferes with the other. Far is a border patrol officer and works on the edge of the clan's territory to prevent rouges from invading. Near is a private detective and investigates suspicious dragon deaths and treasure robberies. Both are very good at what they do, but sometimes they cannot help but mess up because of their brother. Far has lost track of many an invader simply because Near is frightened of up-close action, and Near has had many trains of thought interrupted by his overactive brother. But no matter what happens, they are brothers and will always love each other.