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.

When he was little, it hurt M'Tuah's feelings that the other hatchlings avoided him, some going so far as to tell him he smelled funny or even stank. His guardians, Kaliki and Rhiani, slowly helped him to come to terms with what had been done to him while he was just an egg, letting him know that despite the fact that he's different, he's not evil. Now that he is an adult, he holds himself at a reserved distance from most other dragons, aware of the fact that he makes them uneasy, but he will always have affection and respect for the two that raised him and helped him better to understand his vampiric needs and nature.