A nocturnal, forest-dwelling breed that prefers clouded moonlit nights, Ouhou Wyverns are a difficult breed to spot in the near darkness. Their soft gray belly feathers help them blend into the sky above, and their wing feathers are shaped so as to allow them to fly almost silently through the air. Most often, the first sign of their presence is a fainting itching between the shoulder blades or prickling of the spine, as though one is being watched. Then a small whimpering cry begins to echo from the nearby trees, luring unwary travelers from the path with the sounds of an infant in distress. Those who follow these wails may search for hours, finding nothing, until the sounds fade away and the traveler finds themselves back on the path they had left. What happens to those who do not show such compassion is difficult to say, for they are often never heard from again.

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.