Shimmer-scale Dragons are a very beautiful breed with small—but highly reflective—scales that shimmer and shine as the dragon moves through water. They don’t have fins or webbed feet, but their long, eel-like bodies allow them to swim quite fast. They were once rumored to carry large pearls in their claws—causing many to seek them out in search of this fabulous treasure. In reality, the “pearl” is of greater value to the dragon, for the fabled treasure is actually an egg carried by a migrating female.

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.

Elrore is a reclusive dragon, staying as far away from others as possible. However, many of them seek him out to gaze at his marvelous scales. When a band of hatchlings manage to find where he's slunk off to he does his best to scare them off, occasionally having to use force to finally get them to leave. Afterwards, he goes and finds a new place to dwell, usually just further downriver from where he last was. Why he goes to such lengths is only known to a select few, and those who do know stay hushed. His entire lineage is lined with Cavern Lurkers, and he finds it hard not to want to snap up everything that crosses his path. His internal struggle is why he prefers his solitude, and when a hatchling discovers him, he's always afraid that this time the hatchling won't be returning to its friends.