Blacktip Dragons are a small, shore-dwelling breed that tend to nest on sheer ocean side cliffs. They live in groups under a dominant female, who prevents her subordinates from breeding. During the mating season, a group of Blacktips can be very noisy and smelly indeed; males produce a distinctive musky odor and loud, low-pitched honking noises in an attempt to woo the alpha 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.

Swims With Sharks is a very brave dragon, although she didn't used to be. She used to be timid and non-confrontational. One night she was shoved by the other dragons to the very edge of the cliff, and she clung to the edge fearfully. As the moon grew brighter, she fell into a deep sleep. She slept too deeply, though, and she fell off the cliff and into the ocean. A group of sharks was circling in the water below.

Well, the other dragons were sure that was the end of this timid dragon.

But she awoke in the water and used her telepathy on the sharks. The sharks lifted her up to the surface, and that night, Swims With Sharks was reborn.

Now she and the sharks exchange fish, and the other dragons steer a wide course around her.