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.

Trine is snobbish, arrogant, self-centered, and a general annoyance to his fellow dragons. Not exactly the attitude anyone expected from a shimmer. Even the human clan leader isn't sure what to do with him: he refused the first mate she set out for him, much to her chagrin. Even worse, he isn't shy about his ambition to become the clan leader, constantly bragging he would be better for the job than a lowly human. Kaini generally ignores him, knowing her rather sizeable clan would never let him succeed.

The only two dragons that can even mildly stand Trine are Right Wing and Left Wing.