Shimmer-scale Dragons are a very beautiful breed with small—but highly reflective—scales that shimmer and shine as the dragon moves through water. They don’t have fins or webbed feet, but their long, eel-like bodies allow them to swim quite fast. They were once rumored to carry large pearls in their claws—causing many to seek them out in search of this fabulous treasure. In reality, the “pearl” is of greater value to the dragon, for the fabled treasure is actually an egg carried by a migrating female.

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.

Lazy, greedy, and addicted to gambling, this male uses great intelligence and sharp perception to win hand after hand of cards, sweeping in gold and the affection of shady ladies by the droves. Of course, the nature of gambling dictates that skill only has half to do with it; more than one streak of bad luck has seen him destitute and miserable on the streets, taking on illicit work and using coercive threats to claw his way back up the financial ladder--where he promptly repeats his stupidity all over again.