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.

Tod Eternaldusk, first of the Eternaldusk line, is the leader of his clan. His duty as leader is to maintain order among the Vampires. He does so by enforcing a strict hierarchy, with those more closely related to him at the top. He also takes responsibility for finding new eggs to transform. He realizes he can be cruel and savage, but he can't think of another way to keep any sense of order within his clan. More recently, with the clan much larger and stronger than before, he has been making efforts to be kinder. They are small, and he still retains that rather terrifying air, but now his clan mates are starting to realize that, no matter what it may seem like, he really is only trying to look out for everyone.