Albino Dragons are so named because their translucent, scale-less skin lacks all pigment. Instead, to help protect their bodies from the sun, they are coated in an oily secretion that blocks the sun’s harmful rays. The call of an albino dragon is similar to a barn owl--a shriek instead of a roar.

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.

In human society, albino humans are sometimes made fun of. Well, not in some parts of the dragon world! Some dragons consider albinos welcome and even sacred. There is an ancient story dating back to the beginning of time where an entire dragon colony worshiped a legendary albino dragon as a god. Some humans today that know of dragons look up to them as role models in preventing albino discrimination.

There is an organization that is well-known among the local dragon society called the Albino Protectors, and Shystra is an outspoken member of this organization. She is the vice president and assists albinos that need help, befriending them and generally guiding them in times of need.