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.

Cold Sarcophagus is an extremely lazy Vampire, spending every possible moment asleep in his namesake. Known as Gus by those who try to wake him, he is barely tolerated in the crypt-weyr of Hellish Katrina Undead. He is not much of a draw on their resources since he'd rather sleep than eat, but he is still seen as not pulling his weight among Katrina's minions. A clumsy hunter and fighter at best, Katrina keeps him around solely as potential cannon fodder in case the annoying Lagmonster Slayers decide to attack the weyr.