Black Dragons are warriors. They are strong and capable in battles of force, but also ample magic users, capable of devastating opponents with their spells. Their bright eyes give them excellent night vision, which is why they generally hunt during the night.

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.

Krauzaollia, the shamed daughter of the broken Kraude'zaophane, disowned son to the Lord Octilion'Zaokaell who wished for great royal lines to rule over the lesser blacks of his kin. Lia as she is called, to mark her cruelly as a liability to the family lines, was found badly injured when she was young, and became crippledjust as her shunned father Kraude was, who is now a broken soul and no longer considered worthy for more than anything but servitude. Lias mother Kayellia has no will to fight Octilion on his laws, no matter how harsh as she sits at his side in silence. Lia has grown into a small and weak black, no fighter as others of her kind should be from her many poorly healed bones. Most of her time is spent just as her grandmothers was, hiding from others and trying to keep a brave face. Unfortunately, Lia poses no threat to the others of the family, and more often than not she is used as an object of torment. Ever the planner she has become, and escape is on her mind.