Vampire Dragons are members of the undead. They sustain themselves by drinking the blood of others. It is said that they are only “alive” at night, and seem dead or asleep during the day, as they cannot endure sunlight for long periods of time. Vampire Dragons can only reproduce by changing the eggs of other dragons, puncturing the shell with their fangs and injecting venom that kills the baby inside.

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.

Orenji Lich was formerly a member of the renowned Magi dynasty, the offspring of two of the oldest and most powerful lines. At first, she showed every sign of the ability one would expect from such a union. She  seemed to have a natural instinct for magic, and was eager to learn--perhaps too eager, as she devoured magical texts and teachings as quickly as she could find them. When those resources were exhausted, she turned to the darker arts; unbeknownst to her parents, she contacted the vampiric Moon's Rising cult, and quickly rose as high as she could without being turned herself. As she became more deeply involved in the cult, her parents noticed a change in her temperament: she became less social, more aggressive and snappish, very different from the innocent, curious hatchling she had been. Eventually there was an altercation; she fled, and agreed to be turned that night. Her title in the clan is "Moon's Chosen", but she keeps this name as a jab at the clan that rejected her.