Failed attempts to experiment with magic often result in transforming dragons into these hellish creatures. They are extremely dangerous, and will mindlessly kill any living creature without regard to friend or foe.

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.

Since the hordes of dragons can hold vast amounts of gold and gems, it is not unusual for humans to attack them in an attempt to steal some treasure. While usually the thieves are chased away or devoured before they can take too much, this time they slayed the nesting dragons, wiping out an entire family.

One of the murdered dragons was so consumed by hatred and despair he denied himself the embrace of death. Even as his body rots around him he continues to stalk the land, fueled by his desire for revenge against those that wronged him.