Albino Dragons are so named because their translucent, scale-less skin lacks all pigment. Instead, to help protect their bodies from the sun, they are coated in an oily secretion that blocks the sun’s harmful rays. The call of an albino dragon is similar to a barn owl--a shriek instead of a roar.

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.

Gilbert is widely known as the most awesome dragon in the Yehano family. According to himself, that is. He spends hours pestering his brother Ludwig, only stopping when the earthquakes become too much for him. Unlike his other siblings, he feels especially close to Ludwig. And somehow, the feeling is mutual. Due to his hunger for attention, he finds himself getting into trouble with other dragons, even inside his family.