Gold dragons are the ones most often killed by humans, who consider their scales to be extremely valuable. These golden scales grant them a high level of protection, similar to armor, and they use this to their advantage in battle.

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.

An elusive and unusual creature, this female makes her home at the sites of old battles, wandering across the scarred land and frequently pausing, head angled down, as if regarding something in the earth. Some say she can tell where good men fell, and indeed, the beautiful graves and monuments she erects over each such site seem to bear witness to this. She can often be heard singing as she wanders, a melody as haunting as it is lovely, a hymn for the dead. Her curious habits have led some to wonder if she's more spirit than solid, a tale made more interesting by the fact that she can never be found by those living beings who seek her.